Inflation

Stamp duty revenue from residential property sales has risen 40% in 2006/07, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs.

House price growth remained steady at around 11% per year in August, according to Assetz composite house price index.

Most homeowners would not consider selling their property if house prices were to fall, and some would even consider buying more property, according to a report from the Building Societies Association (BSA).

A further rise in UK interest rates is possible this year if the risks of inflation remain on the upside, according to Abbey International.

Halifax's latest house price index puts the average UK house price at just under £200,000 but shows signs the UK property market is slowing down.

House price growth in the UK over the past five years has been higher than every country in the Eurozone except Spain, according to a Halifax survey.

House prices in England and Wales are growing at their lowest rate since July 2006, according to the Land Registry.

House prices have fallen in July in response to interest rate rises and the average mortgage being sought by first time buyers has reached its lowest level in 18 months, a report suggests.

A quarter of university towns in the UK recorded a rise in house prices of 20% or more over the past year, according to Halifax's annual review of university house prices.

The latest Lloyds TSB Scotland House Price Monitor has found that house price growth is beginning to slow north of the border.