'No evidence' of house price floor

Analyst firm Capital Economics says as unemployment continues to rise and mortgage credit remains rationed, all regions will see substantial further falls during 2009. According to figures released by the CLG, house prices fell by 2.3% during December. The average home now costs £195,317 compared with £219,591 in the same month in 2007. House prices fell across the UK in 2008, with prices in England dropping by 10.4%. Only Scotland saw a single digit drop, falling by 6%. The Liberal Democrats responded to the figures by calling on the Government to capitalise on the opportunity to reb...