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The average detached family home hits the £1m mark - and that includes this bungalow in Hendon

10.02.11
The average price of a detached family home is now more than £1 million in a quarter of London boroughs, according to new official figures... more

London’s golden triangle: 16 of country’s most expensive streets in west of the capital

04.01.11
A new 'golden triangle' has emerged in London’s prime property market with sixteen of the 20 most expensive streets in England and Wales lie between Wimbledon, Notting Hill and Chelsea... more

Prices are supposedly falling – so why does it cost £200,000 to get on the property ladder where I grew up?

19.10.10
While London homes are changing hands for less, first-time buyer Connie Allfrey finds prices remain out of reach, despite having a sizeable deposit. With the capital’s rents on the rise, will she ever find a flat?... more

Increase in central London properties for sale ‘healthy’ for housing market

24.08.10
Number of properties for sale in central London has increased by 28 per cent over the last six months... more

Ban for sale signs... we don’t need them, says estate agent

02.07.10
A leading London estate agent calls for a capital-wide ban on “for sale” and “to let” signs... more

£40m for Belgravia property

14.06.10
One of Belgravia's most imposing properties has been sold for an undisclosed sum believed to be about £40 million... more

‘Bonus belt’ central London house prices jump 51% to conquer peak of 2007

13.01.10
House prices in a swathe of central London have now soared past the 'peak' of summer 2007... more

Properties on the Thames are best at holding value

06.01.10
Riverfront flats are among the most price-resilient properties in the capital, research shows... more

Property 'double dip' fear after new sales surge

12.10.09
Early warning signs of a double dip in London property values emerged today with a surge of new sellers... more

Footsie 'to smash 5500 barrier' as London bounces back from disaster

11.09.09
City analysts predicted that the FT-100 Index would smash through the 5500 barrier as investors put the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago behind them... more

Spring house price rise leads experts to say worst is over

01.06.09
A spring bounce in the property market has pushed the average London house price back over the £300,000 mark... more

Surprise rise in sales brings back gazumping, says estate agent

14.05.09
A spring stampede in the London property market has brought back “boom time” gazumping, sealed bids and non-returnable deposits... more

Rush of buyers leads to rise in house prices

30.04.09
House prices in London rose last month for the first time in a year, fuelling hopes that the worst of the property crash could be over... more

House price rise and surge in shares brings 'ray of sunlight'

02.04.09
Hopes of an economic revival received a huge boost from a surprise house price bounce and a surge in share prices... more

Thousands join trend to extend in bid to beat property slump

27.03.09
Tens of thousands of London families are choosing extensions instead of moving house to protect themselves from the property slump, figures show... more

Savings account rates set to fall below one per cent

05.02.09
Interest rates on savings accounts are set to fall below one per cent for the first time this week... more

New 1% loan rate is lowest in history

05.02.09
The Bank of England has slashed its interest rate to an all-time low of one per cent... more

Lower mortgage bills for £750,000 in London

08.01.09
About 750,000 London homeowners can look forward to lower mortgage bills next month following today's historic cut in interest rates... more

House prices 'will drop for another two years'

23.12.08
The property market collapse still has two years to run and will not bottom out until prices are 35 per cent below their peak, a leading City forecaster warned... more

Fury as banks still charge 6%

05.12.08
Millions of angry borrowers were left out of pocket after banks refused to pass on the full cut in base rates... more

Agents say cut will kick-start house market

07.11.08
Estate agents predicted the historic base rate cut to three per cent will kick-start buying even if some mortgage lenders hold back from passing on the full drop to borrowers... more

Bargains across city as house prices fall by 20 per cent

14.10.08
The chance to snap up a London property bargain has opened up with prices depressed by the global financial crisis... more

Property sales down by 75 per cent with 50 viewings to get a deal get a sale

10.10.08
The London property market has virtually come to a halt over the past month, threatening the jobs of thousands of estate agents... more

Another blow for borrowers as Lloyds puts up its mortgages

29.09.08
Lloyds TSB is the latest major lender to raise its mortgage rates in response to global turmoil in the financial markets... more

Fallout from bank will be felt across London

16.09.08
The crisis created by the collapse of Lehman Brothers will spread shockwaves across the London economy, experts have warned... more

House sales fall by half

10.07.08
London homeowners have been dealt a devastating triple whammy of bad news as confidence in the housing market continues to crumble... more

Financial trader's best deal yet: £5m home for just £3.9m

08.05.08
The credit crunch is providing great bargains on London properties, with some being snapped up for £1m less than the asking price... more


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