On the brink of a historically vicious spending review almost certain to hit employment, with talks - again - of recession, with the major indices agreeing we've seen the best of house prices for a while, and credit restrictions likely to worsen as banks are spooked by economic uncertainty and new rules redefine "sensible" lending... vendors have pushed up their asking prices by 3.1% in a single month, according to the latest Rightmove figures. Looking at London alone, the figure's more extraordinary, at 5%. Whatever the vendors are on... I want some.

Technorati Tags: property, real estate