And for a single moment the UK press forgets about bird flu and turns its attentions to house prices... because the latest Halifax survey reveals a 0.9% rise for March, pushing the annual house price inflation figure to 6.2% and the average UK property over the £175,000 mark. Remember folks - a boom and a bust are still a worst case scenario, and the NAEA would like to assure you that houses are still safe to buy and live in. Just cook them thoroughly.