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BBA figures show third month of decline in number of mortgage approvals during April.

UK banking giant will only lend out four times a mortgage applicant's income on lending over £500,000.

Rightmove finds average asking price of a London property leaps 16.3% to £592,763.

There is a lot of talk of a housing bubble forming in the UK, but are there signs the boom is slowing?

Lending falls for second successive month but house prices continue to rise

But Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan warns that it is "absolutely crucial" that the country sticks to fiscal targets.

Government reveals data from controversial mortgage scheme Help to Buy.

European Banking Authority unveils stricter stress test methodology for financial system.

Study finds UK buy-to-let investors made potential 1,200% return between 1996 and 2013.

Buy-to-let investors force up house prices and rents, cashing in on everyone else's misery.

Connells Survey & Valuation said valuations were down sharply in March.

At £458,000, the average house price in London doesn't get you much. But it does elsewhere.

Construction workers can demand high wages because of the lack of skilled tradesmen

Knight Frank report shows how growing wealth of China is infiltrating London property market.

Housing recovery boosting UK constructions sector reports research firm Markit.

Property research firm Knight Frank says weaker London finance sector pulled down high-end rents.

The ONS says house prices increased by 6.8% in January compared with a year earlier.

Bank of England Chief Economist Spencer Dale says no housing bubble yet, but alert to risk.

UK housing recovery lifted house builder Barratt in second half of 2013.

LSL Property Services says rising rents in London have push up landlords' yields by 3.5%.

Rics survey reveals January dip in homes coming up for sale in UK housing market.

Mortgage-easing under Help to Buy scheme not to blame for London boom, says EY ITEM Club.

National House Building Council says volumes up 28%, but still well short of demand amid Help to Buy scheme.

Prime central London property is highly sought after by investors, but there are signs the runaway market will slow.

Rightmove house price index shows 6.4% leap across year in average asking price as supply falls.

LSL Property Services shows 8.8% rise in annual returns on rental property for UK landlords

Builder Barratt cashes in as mortgage-easing schemes such as Help to Buy drive UK housing recovery.

London Central Portfolio blames mansion tax fears, a correction from above average price growth in 2013, and capital gains tax changes.

TSB bank offers to pay 1% stamp duty for its mortgage customers on homes worth between £125,001 and £250,000.

Rics report shows labour, skills and materials shortages limiting housebuilding.