Housing market 'turns corner' across whole country

Britain's housing market has finally "turned a corner", according to surveyors who report that rising prices and activity are no longer confined to the South East but are being seen across the whole of the UK.

House prices rose in July for a fourth consecutive month, marking their fastest growth since November 2006, according to surveyors polled monthly by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Significantly, RICS said it had seen price growth across every region, not just the stronger market of London. Around both the West Midlands and north-east England the highest levels of interest amongst buyers for 14 years was reported. For the West Midlands it was the highest level since the figures were first collected, in April 1999. Wales and Scotland also saw an increase. "Growt...