Property prices suffered their first fall in 10 months ending nine consecutive months of price rises (Nationwide Building Society.) These latest figures did not come as a surprise to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors whom had pointed to a steep drop in activity from both potential buyers and sellers during January. At the same time, the British Bankers' Association had reported that the number of mortgages approved for house purchase fell to an eight-month low last month. more..