Deal numbers hold steady in January

"Increased London house price growth may reflect a larger shift in the type of properties being sold than usual," says the official UK House Price Index, "with more sales of very high value properties.

HMRC recorded just 84,490 resi transactions in June - a year-on-year fall of -16.5%

Sales of homes worth £5m or more were up by 12% in Q2, compared with the same period last year, following a 3% increase in Q1...