House prices fall in August

People are seen walking past estate agent signs outside a row of houses, in south London in this May 18, 2007 file photograph. House prices fell 1.8 percent in August to stand 12.7 percent lower than a year ago, the sharpest annual fall since records began 25 years ago, the country's biggest mortgage lender HBOS said on Thursday. Photograph taken May 18, 2007 REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files