The Market

Annual rate of house price growth rises across England & Wales for the first time in a year, but transaction levels are 6% down on last year

90% of residents in the Cornish fishing town of Mevagissey vote to ban outsiders from buying new-builds

The recent epidemic of “luxified troglodytism” is emblematic of how the UK capital is changing, says Roger Burrows...

The average asking price across England & Wales nudged up by 0.4% in May, says Rightmove - but fell by 0.9% in Greater London

£357m raised in May, reports EIG, with total lots offered and sold both up...

UK Finance reports that the number of home-owner remortgages was 36% higher in April compared to the same month last year

Some London markets have stabilised or even returned to modest growth, says Chestertons - although the estate agency is forecasting 0% price growth for prime London property this year

'Activity indicators still point to little impetus,' say surveyors

London's average property price increased by 2.4% in April - but the annual change is just 1%

Christie's International Real Estate picks out White City as one of its 15 "luxury gems on the rise" alongside under-the-radar neighbourhoods in LA, Lisbon, Sydney and Montreal...

Dubai, Auckland and San Francisco are the most expensive world cities to move to for a month, according to Nestpick

Buyers pay 28% more for a waterfront home in West London, says Savills, and 16% more in East London