UK house price growth slows in December

London

BRITAIN'S housing market had its weakest month since just after June's Brexit vote in December as house price growth slowed and the number of homes sold fell slightly, a closely watched survey of property valuers showed on Wednesday.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its members expected a further slowdown in price rises over the next three months, although a clear majority thought prices in 2017 would be higher than last year.

The resilience of Britain's housing market since the referendum decision to leave the European Union has confounded warnings from former finance minister George Osborne of a sharp fall i…