Real estate figures for July show small price rises and a five per cent jump in the number of sales.

House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.

First-time homebuyers are being told to set aside suburb snobbery if they want to get on to the property ladder.

After a tumultuous 18 months, the real estate market seems to be shaking off some of its malaise.