‘According to figures from HMRC sales of homes in the UK picked up in March but remained lower than the same month a year earlier.
Sales rose to 81,140 in March, but this was 5,580 fewer than March 2012. The March figures are higher than the 61,940 completed in January and 65,300 in February.
Groups including the Halifax and RICS have suggested that there are some early signs of improvement in the housing market.’
Source: BBC News