http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6740383.stm
UK house prices rose 1.2% in April, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) survey says.
The DCLG index showed the average home cost nearly £210,000 in April.
As in previous months, Northern Ireland and London saw strong gains, with both areas seeing price rises above the national average.
The DCLG figures go against recent Halifax and Nationwide surveys which have both shown UK house price growth slowing a touch.
Over the past year, house prices in Northern Ireland have risen by 54%, the DCLG said.
London continued to drive growth in England, with house prices in the capital up 14% over the past year.
The average price of a home in the capital is now £320,000.
Elsewhere, Scotland has seen house price growth of nearly 18% over the past year, while Wales 9%.
I bet the BTL are creaming in their pants at this news, and the BOE did not raise interest rates either.
UK house prices rose 1.2% in April, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) survey says.
The DCLG index showed the average home cost nearly £210,000 in April.
As in previous months, Northern Ireland and London saw strong gains, with both areas seeing price rises above the national average.
The DCLG figures go against recent Halifax and Nationwide surveys which have both shown UK house price growth slowing a touch.
Over the past year, house prices in Northern Ireland have risen by 54%, the DCLG said.
London continued to drive growth in England, with house prices in the capital up 14% over the past year.
The average price of a home in the capital is now £320,000.
Elsewhere, Scotland has seen house price growth of nearly 18% over the past year, while Wales 9%.
I bet the BTL are creaming in their pants at this news, and the BOE did not raise interest rates either.
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