UK house prices fall again as household income squeezed

Average price of a home in Britain drops 0.6% in January to £223,285, says HalifaxUK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in January as consumers struggling with shrinking disposable income put major spending decisions on hold.The average price of a home in Britain fell 0.6% last month to £223,285, according to the mortgage lender Halifax. It followed a 0.8% drop in prices in December, and drove down annual house price growth to 2.2%, the slowest rate in six months. Conti