Related topic: House prices

The East Midlands experienced the largest monthly and annual price increases.

Market activity continues to hold up despite the ongoing cost-of-living pressures and recent higher mortgage rates.

Sales market activity indicators remain firmly negative, the latest RICS data shows.

Pricing, and the seller's commitment to selling at a realistic price, is the biggest factor.

Northern Ireland continues to record the strongest annual growth at 7.6%.

Annual growth increased to 3%, with a monthly rise of 0.4%.

The average time to sell a home is 33 days, just one day longer than last year - though London sees the greatest impact with time to sell being six days longer.

Yorkshire and the Humber was the English region with the highest house price inflation.

The number of agreed sales is only 3% lower than this time last year.

Aggregate house prices soften with near-term expectations pointing to modest declines in the months ahead.