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UK house prices rise by most in nearly 7 years - Halifax

An estate agent board is displayed outside a property in London

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices in May were 9.5% higher than a year earlier, their biggest annual increase in nearly seven years, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday.

House prices in May were 1.3% higher than in April, when they rose by 1.5%. Economists polled by Reuters had on average forecast a 1.2% monthly increase and a 10.0% annual rise.

(This story corrects record to 'nearly' seven years)

(Reporting by David Milliken; editing by Michael Holden/Guy Faulconridge)

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