-- Britain's average house prices ticked down 0.1% month over month in April, after a 0.5% decline in March, according to data from Halifax published Friday.
Analysts expected zero growth for the month, according to Investing.com data.
On a yearly basis, average house prices in the UK were 0.4% higher, compared with a 0.8% gain in the previous month and an expected 0.6% uptick.