Like numbers? You're in the right place. First off, it's the all-important Department of Communities and Local Government index... late, but accurate, since it's based on completions. The January-to-February numbers are in and they leave the average house price down a record 12.3% on the year, 2.7% on the month. It's the 16th consecutive fall revealed by DCLG data. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors research, meanwhile (which specialises in a tortuous estate agent hearsay method of running an index), shows that 31% more members report increased buyer enquiries than decreased. That's up from 21% last month. The average number of sales per member across the last three months rose... but insignificantly, from a record low of 9.6 to 9.7. Green shoots? Not yet. Finally, Primelocation.com has published its snapshot of prime property asking prices listed on the portal. March saw a slight weakening in the prime London market... with asking prices down half a per cent. Looked at annually, they're down a record 3.44%.

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