Though they do appear to be running out of breath. UK house prices posted a small rise last month, the twelfth in a row, but the rate of increase has slowed down. July's figures from Nationwide.

Why, throw more fuel on the fire, of course. The Bank of England's latest change to mortgage approval criteria is all but guaranteed to help push prices higher. Not a political point, just an observation.

The race for space and stamp duty tax breaks have fuelled a rate in house price rises not seen since 2006, pushing many more homes into the £1 million bracket.

Under legislation currently working its way through parliament, privately rented properties will need to have an EPC rating of C or above. This could lead to  many thousands of homes taken out of the rental market..

UK rent rises for new tenancies have hit their highest level since Rightmove started keeping records, with Manchester up year-on-year by an eye-watering 23%.

Councillors have voted in favour of investigating a ban on second home ownership, making it the first city in the UK to do so.

As we enter the traditionally quieter summer months, are  Nationwide's June numbers signalling the start of the long anticipated slowdown in house price rises?

The capital of the north has been ranked the 28th most livable city in the world and the UK's number one in The Economist's prestigious annual ranking.

Savills Research have revised their projections for UK property prices. Once again, investors in the North and Midlands look set to see the strongest gains.