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Councils get cash boost for empty homes

Communities minister condemns shocking waste of thousands of empties across the country.

The Land Registry say transactions rose slightly in January.

House prices down year-on-year despite January rise

London continues to out-perform the rest of England and Wales, says Land Registry.

House prices in Sweden have actually risen in the last five years. Image:Thinkstock

UK is mid-table in European house price league

Prices rose in Germany and France in 2011 but fell by far more in Ireland and Spain, says RICS.

Belfast city hall. Image:Thinkstock

Rare boost for Northern Ireland housing market

Province is only part of UK to see increase in mortgage lending for house purchase in final quarter of 2011, says CML.

Private renting is dominated by small landlords, who lack the resources to fund the development of new homes.

Backing for review of private rented sector

BPF says Montague review is golden opportunity to boost investment in build to let.

71 per cent of second steppers say raising a new deposit is a problem

Second-time buyers stuck on first rung of ladder

Six out of ten "second steppers" are trapped in their first home, says Lloyds TSB.

The first-time buyer stamp duty holiday is said to be contributing to the increased demand.

Biggest rise in demand for homes since downturn

Seasonal increase and stamp duty holiday prompt 18 per cent rise in buyers registering with agents, says Hometrack.

Most young people cannot afford to get on the property ladder.

Millions say they will never own their own home

Only half of us say buying a home is very important to us despite rents reaching record high, says Findaproperty.com.

The focal point for Olympic construction activity, Stratford, has seen a 13 per cent rise in average prices.

Olympic house price hike

House prices in East London are booming ahead of the Olympic Games according to new research from Lloyds TSB.

High housing demand in Wales has long been a concern.

Welsh first-time buyers buck national trend

Welsh first-time buyers are enjoying more success getting mortgages, according to figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

Rightmove scored 9.3bn page views last year. Image:Thinkstock

Rightmove traffic soars in 2011

Online property portal Rightmove announces record high traffic figures in 2011.

The stamp duty holiday ends on 24 March. Image:Thinkstock

Two-year mortgage approval high

Banks link two-year mortgage approval high to stamp duty concession.

Many first time buyers are looking to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday, which ends in March.

First time buyers rush for stamp duty holiday

Sales to first time buyers edged up in January according to figures released today by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).

Tenby Harbour in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Image:Thinkstock

Wales joins London in bucking house price trend

Investors and retirees continue to take disproportionate share of housing market, says LSL.

Surrey has 27,000 home offices.

Surrey named as top 'home office' hotspot

Top 25 home office list shows importance of business support and higher speed broadband, says Smart Growth Analytics.

Portsmouth. If you fancy buying a football club to go with your luxury penthouse apartment you'll need an extra £10. Image:Rightmove

Property of the week: Portsmouth Penthouse

Towering over Portsmouth, our property of the week is a 27th and 28th floor penthouse apartment.

The rising price of petrol has increased the popularity of city centre living. Image:Thinkstock

Bidding war for flats in Manchester city centre

Students, BBC staff and trapped renters fight it out for limited supply of homes.

In South Kensington many deals are being agreed hours after a property comes on the market. Image:Thinkstock

Fierce competition for central London property

Stock levels have dropped by 25 per cent since start of year as domestic and overseas buyers compete, says Cluttons.

House purchase lending actually fell by four per cent. Image:Thinkstock

Mortgage lending up ten per cent on a year ago

January is sixth month in a row to see year-on-year increase in gross lending, says CML.

Some price increase could be down to hot air from estate agents, says Miles Shipside, Rightmove director.

Biggest jump in asking prices for ten years

Shortage of supply fuels prices in cash-rich sectors but beware of agents' hot air, says Rightmove.

George Clarke is ideal home improvements ambassador at the 2012 Ideal Home Show.

TV's George Clarke on UK 'housing crisis'

Ahead of the Ideal Home Show 2012, George Clarke tells AboutProperty why he thinks the UK is in a housing crisis and how he'd go about dragging us out.

LSL's rent figures may come as an embarrassment for David Cameron.

Rent rise could be embarrassment for Cameron

First January rise on record pushes annual rate of rent inflation to 4.3 per cent, says LSL Property Services.

The new build figures sparked a war of tweets between housing minister Grant Shapps and labour opponent Jack Dromey. Image:Thinkstock

Housing starts fell back below 100,000 in 2011

Government figures show starts down four per cent on last year but better news on completions.

Damien Hirst is thought to be the richest artist in the world. Photo:Getty Images

Damien Hirst reveals his vision for eco-homes

He's better known for his sharks and cows but now the artist wants to turn housebuilder in North Devon.

Yorkshire & Humberside has the most pessimistic outlook on house prices.

House prices down for 20th month in a row

Sentiment index reveals more confidence about next 12 months but sharp differences between regions and occupations.

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