【Bloomberg】U.K. House Prices Unexpectedly Rise in Sign of Stabilization

U.K. house prices unexpectedly rose in May in a sign of stability after a slowdown last year, mortgage lender Halifax said.

Prices rose 0.5% from April to an average of 237,837 pounds ($303,000), Halifax said. Economists expected no change. From a year ago, values increased 5.2% in the three months through May, though growth was particularly weak in the same period of 2018.