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These four years saw average house prices double within five years
The average value of a home rocketed by 100% within five years of 1974, 1980, 1989 and 2004; it took 16 years for the same growth to be recorded to the end of 2018.
Mixed picture for house prices across England & Wales as market conditions remain ‘challenging’
Annual change currently at -0.5%, reports LSL & Acadata, after marginal monthly rise; transactions slip to 59,100, marking the lowest February figure since 2015
MPs set out blueprint for leasehold reform
HCLG Committee 'demolishes' the current system with a series of wide-ranging recommendations, including a wholesale shift to commonhold ownership and a lid on ground rents
12% of HNWIs ‘have been turned down for a mortgage’ in the last ten years
New research by Butterfield Mortgages lambasts 'tick box' methods of high street lenders
Historic TfL HQ headed for the open market
Charles Holden's Grade I listed landmark above St James's station has planning for a resi-led transformation designed by TateHindle
Caudwell on the lookout for new Audley Square contractor
Developer Caudwell Properties decides not to proceed with Byrne Bros at its ultra-prime Mayfair project, opting instead to retender basement box and frame works
Ch4-backed estate agency comparison website secures £2.2m investment
GetAgent says its 'super-seed' fundraise is 'a timely validation of the traditional estate agency model'
The Modern House founders hunt for MD to drive ‘new chapter of growth’
Co-founders of design-focused agency outline expansion plans after doubling sales volumes and headcount;
Westfield teams up with Canadian fund for a 1,200-home ‘new residential quarter’ in East London
The £670m "Cherry Park" scheme, next to Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, will be one of the capital's biggest single-site PRS developments.
£100bn of UK property is ‘secretly’ owned
Global Witness analyses Land Registry data to highlight the scale of property ownership by 'anonymous companies registered in tax havens'
Nested sheds staff as Brexit uncertainty bites
Hotly-tipped online agency confirms departure of 15 staff - around a fifth of its workforce - only a few months after raising £120m in latest funding round;
Spring property market ‘off to a subdued start’ as buyers hesitate
The usual spring buoyancy is being weighed down by Brexit uncertainty, says Rightmove.