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UK home-price growth slows to five-month low

London - UK house-price growth slowed to a five- month low in November, according to Nationwide Building Society, which also noted a shortage of properties for sale.

The average price of a home rose 0.1% to £196 305, the slowest pace since June, following a revised 0.5% gain in October, the lender said in a statement on Friday. The annual rate of growth cooled to 3.7% from 3.9%.

Real-estate reports this year have pointed to a growing supply problem in Britain’s housing market, which is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers.

However, the annual rate of increases has remained between 3% and 4% over the past six months, which is broadly consistent with Britons’ earnings growth over the longer term, Nationwide said.

“While this bodes well for a sustainable increase in housing-market activity in the period ahead, much will depend on whether building activity can keep pace with increasing demand,” Nationwide chief economist Robert Gardner said in the statement.

“Surveyors have continued to report a dearth of properties on the market in recent months, with the number of available homes reportedly at the lowest level since the late 1970s.”

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