Outside London and the Home Counties house price rises have hit extraordinary month-on-month highs including 5% in the North and 6.7% in Wales.

Research among home movers by moving website claims house prices will increase by 9% between now and August this year.

Government figures suggest that a continuing boom in first time buyer activity is helping drive up the number of transactions.

Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says: “Nearly all the indices are heading to a zero increase year on year” as homebuyers wait… wait… and see…

London firm Benham & Reeves says its research also points to an average house price in London of £4.5 million by 2052.

Promising house price and new homes registration increases have been reported by the Land Registry and NHBC during the run up to Xmas.

Continued cooling of house prices in many areas of the UK is being blamed on buyers sitting on the fence, waiting for Brexit to pass.

Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “Many agents will have a tricky task over the coming months to encourage sellers to put their properties on the…

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

A Google Chrome extension has been launched that enables house hunters to see price reductions on individual properties on the Rightmove website.