Land Registry

“the average property value dropped by 0.6% in March compared with February to £164,288”

“the number of completed house sales picked up at the start of 2010, up 30% on a year before”

“The year-on-year rise in house prices reached 7.5% on average in England and Wales in March, the fifth consecutive month of increases”

“The price of a typical home in London is now £336,409, following a 13% annual rise in prices”

“Wales saw a 1.1% rise in prices year-on-year, with the average home priced at £122,496”

“The biggest fall in prices between February and March was in the East Midlands, a drop of 2.1%, where the average home cost £126,106 in March”

“The price of detached homes has risen the most in the year to March - up 10.5% to an average of £258,928, the Land Registry figures show”

“Flats and maisonettes rose in price by 9.1%, to an average of £153,314”

“Semi-detached homes were up 8.1%, to an average of £155,738, and terraced homes were up 4.5% to an average of £125,074”

“Prices in April rose by another 0.2%, pushing up the annual rate of increase to 8.5%.”

“the number of mortgage deals on offer has risen again to more than 2,000”

“The Land Registry said the cost of the average home in England and Wales now stood at £165,596.”

“They were up by 14.8% in the twelve months to April”

“and put the capital's average house price at £341,487 after an increase of 1.6% in April alone.”

“All of the 10 regions in England and Wales have seen prices rise in the past year, with the smallest increase being in Yorkshire and Humberside at just 0.7%.”