The latest data from the Halifax estimate that house prices rose by 1.3% in January with year on year growth of 9.9%. The Nationwide data show a rise of 0.3% in January with a 9.3% annual rise. Hometrack reported a monthly rise of 0.4% in January.

The Land Registry data show a 6.8% rise in the year to December 2006, with a 0.6% rise in December itself.