According to the Land Registry, house prices celebrated the thaw and marked the spring bounce by... falling in March. They dropped 0.6% month-to-month, although they still settled 7.5% higher than March 2009. London - by the way - did manage a rise, of 1.6%. The slack was more than compensated for in the east midlands, where prices fell 2.1%.

Technorati Tags: London, property, real estate