The latest data from the Halifax estimate that house prices rose by 1.0% in March with year on year growth of 11.1%. The Nationwide data show a rise of 0.4% in March with a 9.3% annual rise. Hometrack reported a monthly rise of 0.8% in March.

The Land Registry data show a 8.5% rise in the year to February 2006, with a 1.0% rise in February itself.