House prices are on the slide – where will they go now?

As Halifax figures show the market fell in April, experts say what’s really going onWe are slap bang in the middle of the spring househunting season, but this week’s news that the average price of a UK home dropped by more than £7,000 in April will have left many wondering: is this the start of a prolonged period of falling property values? If so, should would-be buyers hold fire on the basis that they could pay less in a few months’ time? Or do falling prices mean now is