Homes market warms up after chill

Mar 9 2010

The housing market is seeing a revival after a snowy start to the year affected sales, figures have revealed.

Icy weather was blamed for a blip in house-buying after the number of surveyors recording a rise in January dropped for the first time since September.

Just 16% reported an increase, down from 25% in December, the survey by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found.