UK electricity prices have fallen for the third consecutive year this May , marking the biggest sustained decline since the financial crisis of 2009 , according to a report from Nationwide Building Society . Prices across Britain fell by 0.2 % month - on - month in May , and falls of 0.2 % and 0.3 % in April and March respectively . The report pointed to uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the upcoming general election , as well as a rise in electricity costs , as the reasons for increased price cooling .
UK house prices have fallen for the third consecutive month this May, marking the biggest sustained decline since the financial crisis of 2009, according to a report from Nationwide Building Society. Prices across Britain fell by 0.2% month-on-month in May, following falls of 0.2% and 0.3% in April and March respectively. The report pointed to uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the upcoming general election, as well as a rise in living costs, as the reasons for house price cooling.