6 August 2013 Last updated at 03:27 ET
House prices have not returned to levels seen during the housing boom
The UK housing market is continuing to see prices and activity rise, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
Prices in the three months to July rose by 2.1% compared with the previous three months, the lender said, with prices up 0.9% in July itself.
The Halifax said prices in the three months to July were up 4.6% from a year earlier, the highest annual rate since August 2010.
Sales also picked up, with transactions up 6% in the first half of the year.
Source: BBC News - Business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23585076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
