Housing Market As U.K. Asking Prices Rose An Annual 7.4 Percent in December [Getty Images]

A couple look at houses for sale in the window of William H Brown estate agents in this arranged photograph in Chelmsford, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. U.K. asking prices rose an annual 7.4 percent in December amid a continuing shortage of homes for sale, according to Rightmove. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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