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Despite a large house price rise the Queen has no plans to sell off Buckingham Palace. Image:All Star.

House prices 86 times higher than at coronation

As UK prepares for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, HSBC crunches the numbers on 60 years of astonishing growth.

The most immediate threat to the market is the Eurozone crisis. Image:Thinkstock

Spring bounce falls flat in housing market

Asking prices failed to rise in May for the first time in 11 years as demand and supply both fall, says Rightmove.

Like London, Singapore raised stamp duty levels without ill-effect. Image:Thinkstock

First fall in global city house prices since 2009

Economic problems turn prime property prices negative but Knight Frank says new deflationary cycle unlikely.

Almost half of people questioned think that property prices in their local area are above fair and reasonable levels.

Surge in buyers expecting house prices to rise

One in three home movers now expect prices to be higher in a year’s time, says Rightmove.

Zoopla.co.uk allows home hunters to sort their property search results by those that have been reduced most in price.

More sellers sticking to their asking prices

Almost £3bn cut from original prices of homes but proportion for sale at a discount has fallen, says Zoopla.co.uk.

The biggest price falls came in the West Midlands and Wales. Image:Thinkstock

April’s housing market full of economic woe

More surveyors reporting price falls as concern about recession dents confidence, says RICS.

The average price of a home in the UK is down just £5 this year. Image:Getty

End of stamp duty holiday triggers price fall

House prices fell 2.4 per cent in April, wiping out gains made in March, says Halifax.

The UK economy slipped into a double-dip recession last week.

House prices slip in wake of stamp duty holiday

Faltering economy and fragile confidence mean market set to be subdued for next 12 months, says Nationwide.

In the market as a whole, new applicants were up 18 per cent but new instructions to sell rose only three per cent. Image:Thinkstock

Well-heeled buyers not put off by stamp duty rises

Prices for prime central London property rise another 1.1 per cent in April, says Knight Frank.

Investment in transport links are expected to have long-term benefits for East London. Image:Allstar

Olympics effect boosts asking prices and rents

Areas near games venues see increases way ahead of market as a whole, says FindaProperty.com.

London may not be as much of a safe haven as previously thought. Image:Thinkstock

London housing market feels the chill in March

Land Registry says prices in capital fell 1.8 per cent with only Wales seeing a bigger decline.

The supply of properties on the market is up 19 per cent over the last three months.

Recovery in house prices set to be short-lived

Prices rose for the second month in a row in April but trends in supply and demand point to summer slowdown, says Hometrack.

Sellers of two-bed houses (one per cent) and studio flats (1.7 per cent) increased their asking prices by the least.

Asking prices bounce back in first quarter

London and the South East lead the way as UK prices rise by an average of 1.8 per cent, says FindaProperty.com.

The experts called NewBuy a drop in the ocean. Image:Jupiter

Property experts debate 'new normal' for market

House prices flat, transactions subdued and NewBuy a drop in the ocean, says audience at HSBC event.

Londoners are the most confident about house prices. Image:Thinkstock

Confidence in housing market bounces back

Four out of ten people think house prices will rise, but north-south divide remains say Halifax.

Once again, only London bucked the trends. Image:Thinkstock

Only London bucks April house price fall

Recovery expected over next 12 months but north-south divide narrowing, finds Knight Frank/Markit.

Kensington and Chelsea is the least affordable London borough. Image:Thinkstock

Four out of ten towns affordable for key workers

Big improvement in affordability of homes but big problems remain in London and South East, says Halifax.

London is propping up UK house prices. Image:Thinkstock

Asking prices for homes reach new all-time high

National average beats previous high set in May 2008 but London and South West lead market, says Rightmove.

The average UK house price is now £163,803.

Rush to use stamp duty holiday boosts prices

House prices up 2.2 per in March as first-time buyers increase transactions, says Halifax.

Hometrack recorded a 4.4 per cent rise in new buyers registering with agents in March.

North-South house price divide widens again

Strength of London market underpins first rise in prices in England as a whole since June 2010, says Hometrack.

Consumers may have to get used to far more intrusive questioning from lenders. Image:Thinkstock

Lenders claim new mortgage rules too risk averse

Banks and building societies urge new flexibilities in FSA regime but Shelter warns against return to reckless lending.

A turbulent start to the year for house prices had been widely forecast. Image:Thinkstock

House prices move back into negative territory

Nationwide says one per cent fall in prices in March reflects end of stamp duty holiday.

You can't really go wrong if making a house purchase at £501.

£501 for what may be the UK's cheapest house

With the top bid currently standing at £501 there is a chance that this two bedroom terraced home near Durham could become the UK's cheapest house.

Restrictions in the planning system are not the cause of rising house prices, says a Bank of England policymaker. Image:Thinkstock

House prices set to rise ahead of incomes for years

Rising incomes and a growing population will drive up prices, warns David Miles of The Bank of England.

New sellers increased their prices by an average of £3,687 in March alone. Image:Thinkstock

Asking prices rise at fastest rate for eight years

Big question is whether the market bounce will survive the end of the stamp duty holiday, says Rightmove.

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