Wales hit by big house price drop

homesPrices fell most sharply in Blaenau Gwent, down 19.9% compared with a a year ago
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Wales has experienced a sharp fall in house prices, down 3.3% on the month and 7.2% year on year.

Latest figures from the Land Registry shows Wales suffered the biggest drop in prices compared with England.

In Blaenau Gwent, prices were down nearly 20% over the year.

On average, prices fell by 1.1% in March in England and Wales, the biggest drop since February 2009. Prices were 2.3% lower than a year ago.

The Land Registry’s figures come out a month later than those from high street lenders and are based on all property sales.

Figures from the Bank of England also show a big drop in mortgage lending for March.

Net lending, which takes account of the money homeowners have paid back, was 60% lower than in the previous month.

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