Interest in the housing market is strengthening, according to the latest Monthly Market Review from property finders Garrington.
It cites portals such as Rightmove reporting search activity on its website hitting a record high in the first full week of the year with 157.4 million pages viewed - 26% higher on the same period a year ago. The site also stated that on a non-seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, prices rose 0.4%, reversing part of the 2.2% decline in December. Rightmove figures are based on asking prices as properties come on to the market. The Land Registry recorded a rise of 0.1% using data based on all residential housing transactions.