UK house prices sink 0.5% in March, Halifax data shows

April 8 (Reuters) - British house prices slid by 0.5% month-on-month during March, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday.

A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to a 0.1% increase.

House prices were up 0.8% compared with March 2025, Halifax said, against expectations for a 1.5% annual increase.

(Reporting by Andy Bruce; Editing by Kate Holton)