Britain's housing market has finally "turned a corner", according to surveyors who report that rising prices and activity are no longer confined to the South East but are seen across the whole of the UK.
House prices rose in July for a fourth consecutive month, marking their fastest growth since November 2006, according to surveyors polled monthly by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), according to the Daily Telegraph. Significantly, they saw price growth across every region, not just the stronger market of London and around. Both the West Midlands and north-east England had seen their highest levels of interest amongst buyers for 14 years. For the West Midlands it was the highest level since the figures were first collected, in April 1999. Wales and Scotland also saw...
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