The latest data from the Halifax estimate that house prices rose by 0.3% in May with year on year growth of 10.6%. The Nationwide data show a rise of 0.5% in May with a 10.3% annual rise. Hometrack reported a monthly rise of 0.6% in May.

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