Four areas have seen the average house price rise by more than the average salary in the last year

Homes marketed with a south-facing garden are, on average, priced 7% above properties without;

Jackson-Stops compares PSF values and sold prices for five types of chocolate box country home, from manor houses and rectories to farmhouses, barn conversions and cottages

"There has been a significant sea-change in celebrity attitudes towards collaborating with agents instructed to market their properties," says a top North London estate agency.