Land Registry Index: 10.6% annual price increase for London as £1m+ transaction levels rocket nationwide
House Price Index shows overall increase, driven by 7.2 pc rise in London
UK house prices increased by 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to May 2012, continuing the pattern seen since early 2010. This rise was driven by a 7.
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‘Dramatic’ increase in rental values recorded across almost all London postcodes
As stamp duty reforms, tighter lenders and a rising pound put the kibosh on major growth in the sales market, rental values look to have been surging across pretty much every postcode in town.
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OBR cuts 2020 house price forecasts by 5% – but the Budget won’t affect the market
The Office of Budget Responsibility has revised its medium-term forecasts for the property market down by 5% to +34.1% by Q1 2020, but not as a result of yesterday's Budget.
In real terms, that's a +13.
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