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Persimmon Hails 'Strong Finish' to 2013 as Help to Buy Drives UK Housing Recovery

Survey by Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate sees New York replaced by London as top target city.

Bank of England data shows that mortgage approvals have hit their highest levels since January 2008.

Property consultant Ashton Rose bats away oversupply warnings as London house prices rocket 12%.

Land registry figures show house price rises concentrated in London and southeast

Bank of England policymaker says would be foolish to curb housing market so early in UK recovery.

Average home asking price rose 0.5% in October from previous month, according to Hometrack.

Average asking price rises 2.8% but London prices soar 10.2%.

Second phase provides help to home buyers in form of equity loan and mortgage guarantee.

Markit PMI for UK construction sector shows more robust output growth in once troubled industry.

Housing activity is below historical averages concludes BoE Financial Policy Committee in September meeting minutes.

George Osborne earlier asked central bank to watch for bubble in property market.

Robert Gardner says the South of England and the Midlands continue to outperform the North.

UK tenant demand is strong with tenant registrations up 2%.

Some fear the scheme will blow another house price bubble, but is there slack in the property market?

But Greg Fitzgerald says housing sector has problems sourcing enough building materials for boom.

China's property tightening policies are not strictly enforced on the local level, feel analysts.