The BCC (British Chamber of Commerce)  expects the UK economy to pass its pre recession peak in 2014. It also says that the UK’s GDP is now set to grow by 2.7% in 2014, an upgrade from a previous prediction of 2.2%.

This is all good news for the economy and so to for the housing market. Indeed, households perception of the value of their homes has risen to a five year high according to the house price sentiment index.