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Annual house price growth dropped to 7.1% in November after a 0.1% drop in October, according to the latest from the Land Registry. London's managed +17.

From rumours to record-breakers, 2014 had it all. Here's our digest of the trophy homes, transactions, tip-offs and thumbs up that made the news this year.

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors thinks that house prices across the UK will rise by 3% in 2015, but that there'll be no change in London. Compare all the prime property forecasts for 2015 here

A survey of 2014's key business moves, company acquisitions, launches, partnerships and appointments in the high-value homes industry. Top Three Business Stories of the Year Chesterton Humberts

Landlords at the top end are likely to start placing more reliance on their agents for guidance on immigration checks, following the introduction of a controversial pilot scheme earlier this month.

After peaking this year, the UK's resi market is entering a "sustainable growth phase", according to CBRE, as the firm announces its forecasts for 2015 and beyond.

House prices increased by 10.4% in the year to October, according to the latest batch of ONS data, although seasonally adjusted prices eased up by just 0.1% between September and October.

Belgravia's Grosvenor Crescent has been named The Most Expensive Street in England & Wales by Lloyds Bank, with an average house price of £16,918,000. Grosvenor Crescent

Residential development lenders are "embracing more risk," says Knight Frank, as competition for high returns heats up.

Many awards were dished out at last week's Estate Agency of the Year Awards; here's who won what. Overall Winner Pygott & Crone Best Buying Agency Gold: Black Brick Silver: Garrington

Savills has been tracking some interesting price movements in Cheshire, home to some of the highest value housing markets outside the South of England.

92,492 homes were lodged with the Land Registry in October, with prices ranging from £19m for a house in Holland Park to £12,000 for a place in Burnley, Lancashire.