House price rise fastest since 2010
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%House prices jumped by 6.7% in the 12 months to April in the fastest pace of growth seen for four years, Land Registry figures show.
A 1.5% month-on-month upswing in average values across England and Wales pushed the average price to £172,069 and both the monthly and the annual increases are the strongest seen since 2010.