With the Spring Budget behind us, and a nicely tapered Stamp Duty holiday ahead, it’s all looking up, says Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property.

Estate agency giant is one of several industry names flagging up extreme property sales activity within the market.

With reports of some of the busiest activity in the housing market in 13 years, Kate Faulkner of Designs on Property, wonders how you’re all feeling…

Rightmove, Nationwide, Halifax, LSL and many others tell The Negotiator they are suspending or reviewing their house price index operations until the market revives.

House prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month in February, down on January – but trend still strong.

Latest figures from the Halifax show a second month of weakening house prices as the UK's exit from the EU continues to bite hard into buyer and seller confidence.

Research boffins at the Office of National Statistics have given the Land Registry house price index their official stamp of approval.

The Halifax says Declines in activity are beginning to ease off although despite high employment prices have been starting to soften.