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Prime homes face 50% drop if euro fails
Report says that since 1995, the most important reason for the outperformance of prime properties has been flows of capital seeking a safe haven
Borough sees average house move above £1m
Average house prices in Kensington and Chelsea hit £1.02m in April, according to data published by the Land Registry
UK property rebound slows
The end of a stamp duty concession has resulted in the end or a recent recovery, a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has found
House prices take sharp fall, says Halifax
April data confirm softer tone in UK housing market after a high volume of sales in the first quarter attributed to the tax holiday for first-time buyers
Nationwide reports 0.2% fall in house prices
Nationwide registers the fourth monthly decline inprices as the UK housing market languishes amid squeezed wages and strict lending criteria
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Northeners at more risk of mortgage arrears
Research which shows that more than one in 20 borrowers are in negative equity reflects stark differences in how the regions are faring in recession
Reality muddies the property picture
Price of any asset reflects a bundle of risks. The components of the bundle vary over time, as does the influence of each on the result
Time to think the unthinkable and start printing again
A big danger for the UK is a sharp fall in house prices, which would threaten the finances of households and banks, writes Martin Wolf
UK house prices: buyers gap widens
Reality is really starting to sink in for British homeowners as the gap between first-time buyers and others is widening
Planning reforms boost local power and growth
No one should underestimate our determination to win this battle. We will fight for jobs, prosperity and the right protection for our countryside, write Eric Pickles and George Osborne
Taxing houses
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg argues taxing expensive properties, and capturing unearned wealth, could help to fund scrapping the 50% income tax band
It’s time to be realistic in our house price aspirations
Most polls of homeowners show that people know that house values are likely to fall. But that is unlikely to stop people from demanding, as a grandmother may put it, “the moon on a stick and now”.
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