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The fall of the house price
- September 2007 - house prices begin to their decline after the Northern rock crisis
- February 2008 - house prices fall 2.5% in just one month (Halifax)
- April 2008 - first year on year fall for 12 years (Nationwide)
- July 2008 - mortgage approvals down 71% on the previous year (Bank of England)
- August 2008 - house prices fall 10.5% in a year (Nationwide)
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