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UK House Prices See Biggest August Fall Since 2018

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House prices in Britain fell in August. This is the biggest fall for this month since 2018.

The website Rightmove checks house prices in the UK. It says prices may fall more this year.

People call a small rise in prices in some areas the 'Burnham bounce'. But Rightmove thinks prices will still go down overall.

In London's richest area, Kensington and Chelsea, asking prices for new homes fell by £100,000 in one month.

An asking price is the price a seller wants for a home. It is not always the final price.

Also, the boss of a big US bank, Jamie Dimon, spoke about UK banks. He warned the UK not to make bank taxes higher.

Bank taxes are extra money that banks must pay to the government.

Dimon works for JP Morgan, a large American bank. His words show worry among big banks about UK plans.

Vocabulary15 words

Rightmove
a UK website that shows homes for sale
Burnham bounce
a small, short rise in prices in one place
asking price
the price a seller wants for something
bank taxes
money banks must pay to the government
borough
a part of a big city with its own name
fall
when a price goes down
warn
to tell someone about a problem before it happens
boss
the leader of a company
property
houses and land
government
the group of people who run a country
richest
having the most money
overall
when you think about everything together
seller
a person who sells something
worry
a bad feeling about something
plans
ideas about what to do next

Quiz

1. When was the last time August house prices fell this much?
2. What is Rightmove?
3. What did Jamie Dimon warn the UK about?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

House prices in Britain fell in _____. This is the biggest fall for this month since _____.

The website _____ checks house prices in the UK. It says prices may fall more this year.

People call a small rise in prices in some areas the '_____'. But Rightmove thinks prices will still go down overall.

In London's richest area, Kensington and Chelsea, asking prices for new homes fell by _____ in one month.

Also, the boss of a big US bank, Jamie _____, spoke about UK banks.

He warned the UK not to make _____ higher.

Dimon works for _____, a large American bank.

His words show _____ among big banks about UK plans.

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