Confidence in housing market surges

Confidence in the housing market among homeowners has soared to its highest level in three years, a property search website has reported.

Almost three-quarters of homeowners (74%) expect house prices in their area to rise by September, with the predicted increase averaging 4.5%, in further evidence that the market is starting to "turn a corner", Zoopla said.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%