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Loan scheme to help first-time home buyers 'is unaffordable'

24.08.11
A flagship government scheme to help first-time buyers without a hefty deposit get on the property ladder is unaffordable in London, it has been found... more

House prices in the South 65% higher than in the North

08.04.11
For the same asking price as a two-bedroom flat in Putney, buyers can pick up a stunning Georgian house in Yorkshire ... more

Property firms take a big bet on London Olympics effect

09.04.10
Olympics Analysis: The last in the Standard's series looking at business and the 2012 Games... more

East London is best for quickest buy-to-let returns

03.02.10
East London emerges as the location for the quickest returns for buy-to-let landlords ... more

Experts find London property values doubled over last decade

07.01.10
Virtually every home in London doubled in value during the Noughties, despite the recession, figures show... more

Top primary schools put £100,000 on value of nearby homes

26.11.09
Parents desperate to get their children into top state primary schools are sending house prices soaring by up to £100,000 in some catchment areas... more

Buy a house next year... then sell it in 2015

05.11.09
The 'ideal' time to buy a London home and cash in on price rises is the end of next year, housing economists said... more

Top-bracket estate agents attack curb on bonuses

02.10.09
Upmarket estate agents today warned that Alistair Darling’s curb on bankers’ bonuses could knock the property market’s fragile recovery in desirable London postcodes ... more

25 per cent - that's how much you need to cut your asking price to sell your home

17.02.09
Estate agents have identified a "tipping point" that they claim will bring buyers flooding onto the property market... more

Buyers from abroad snap up 60 per cent of prime London homes go to

30.01.09
Almost two-thirds of property buyers in central London are foreigners taking advantage of the collapse of the pound and the falling market... more

House building at all-time low as property sales stagnate

27.01.09
Private home building in London is grinding to a halt, figures reveal... more

Property premier league bucks the credit crunch

06.10.08
The market for the most expensive homes in London is expanding despite the economic crisis, research for the Standard has found... more

Still Rolling for EMI - but all in the past

29.07.08
Crumbs of comfort for EMI, owned by private-equity firm Terra Firma.... more

Slump knocks 40% of price of home in four months

25.06.08
A family home has had its asking price slashed by 40 per cent in what is believed to be the capital's steepest property reduction... more

House market throttled as loans fall 56%

24.06.08
The biggest ever fall in the number of mortgages being approved has been reported... more

Savills warns of 25% fall in London house prices

24.06.08
One of London's biggest estate agencies warned house prices in the capital could drop by as much as a quarter... more

London property prices now falling faster than rest of UK

23.06.08
London has seen its biggest monthly fall in house prices for three years... more


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