Swirb says its new approach to crunching housing market data will enable vendors to spot when an estate agency is over-pricing their home.

House prices in London are dropping by 4.4% year-on-year but rising in the many other regions including by 3.4% in the North West.

Monthly housing report by the institution reveals an unexpected improvement in the housing market, the best monthly figures since the EU Referendum.

Latest Nationwide house price index shows continuing reductions in London but modest rises outside in the rest of the country.

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.