LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - British house prices increased by 3.5% in the 12 months to April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday, slowing from the 4.1% rise in March.
London was the region with the lowest annual growth, the ONS said, with prices in the capital up 2.4%.
Britain's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax, earlier this month said house prices dropped by 1.0% year-on-year in May, the first annual decline since 2012.
Rival Nationwide reported a 3.4% annual fall in prices, the largest since 2009.
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