We look at ways investors can take advantage of the rising tide in the housing market.
About 4,000 reservations have been made for new homes using the government's Help to Buy scheme in just two months since the launch.
House prices have risen by an average of £6,726 in the past year thanks to a ‘significantly improved' mortgage market.
As the economy continues to stagnate, just narrowly avoiding the dreaded triple dip recession, the government is working to give the housing market a much needed boost.
Activity in the UK housing market has hit a three-year high, surveyors report, supporting hopes of a revival that would help the economic recovery.
The Equity Release Council has appointed Liz Barclay and Jim Dredge as members of its standards board.