Just last week, Rightmove reported strong buyer demand and sales – with the average price of newly marketed properties rising by 1.5 per cent in April. Nationwide’s respected price index showed growth edging up in March with UK house prices up 1.6 per cent compared with a year ago. And experts at Halifax also reported house prices being up on last year, growing by 0.3 per cent annually. I’m sorry to act as a rain-cloud but to describe the current situation as “positive” is a little optimistic. It also misses a key point. The figures the market is celebrating come from a very low ebb. A year ag…
