UK website sees rise in number of house sellers

Further signs of a confidence boost in the housing market were reported today, as a property search website said that the number of new year house sellers had reached its highest level since 2008.

Further signs of a confidence boost in the UK housing market were reported today, as a British property search website said that the number of new-year house sellers had reached its highest level since 2008.

More than 11,000 new properties have been coming on the market each week this month, showing an increase of more than a fifth (22%) compared with a year ago, Rightmove said.