Report reveals rise in house prices

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%House prices in three-quarters of postcodes across England and Wales ended the year higher than they were at the start, property analyst Hometrack has found.

The momentum built up is set to spill into 2014 as demand from would-be buyers continues to rise amid a lack of supply of homes, Hometrack predicts, with the strongest price inflation still in southern England.