The latest data from the Halifax estimate that house prices rose by 1.1% in April with year on year growth of 10.9%. The Nationwide data show a rise of 0.9% in April with a 10.2% annual rise. Hometrack reported a monthly rise of 0.7% in April.

The Land Registry data show a 8.3% rise in the year to March 2006, with a 1.0% rise in March itself.