LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose unexpectedly in April, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Thursday.
Halifax said house prices rose by 0.3% in April after a 0.5% fall in March. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to a fall of 0.1% for April.
House prices were 3.2% higher on the year – higher than the 2.6% rise forecast in the poll.
(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by Catarina Demony)
