Britain's house price boom shows some sign of cooling but concerns persist  

Market is being spurred on even further by Rishi Sunak's Covid tax incentive for buyers

Britain's housing market boom showed some signs of cooling in June as prices fell in monthly terms for the first time since January ahead of the scaling back of a tax break for buyers, mortgage lender Halifax said. 

Prices were 0.5% lower than in May, Halifax said. In annual terms, they stood 8.8% higher than in June 2020 after leaping by the most in 14 years in May when they rose 9.6%.