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14 November 10:40:57	Unmodernised.com has launched - "the home of property search and content related to unmodernised property in the UK. A fully searchable, agent-supplied, unmodernised-only property database is maintained and updated in real time. It can be searched.."   Unmodernised.com
18 August 11:39:16	"One in five househunters are using a mobile device to look for property rather than a computer or laptop, according to Britain's biggest online property firm, Rightmove" - more in The Standard.   Evening Standard
6 July 16:01:36	"Lender Halifax was quick to dampen any hopes of green shoots in the property market..." - the Halifax House Price Index figures for June are out. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
28 June 15:20:03	Estate agent Savills (www.savills.co.uk) is expecting prime central London luxury houses to jump 8% in value this year. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
28 June 10:15:07	Richard Banks, chief exec of UKAR, (UK Asset Resolution - www.ukar.co.uk) has warned that "Britain is facing a 'tsunami' of house repossessions as soon as interest rates start to rise." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
25 June 11:29:01	Berkeley Group (www.berkeleygroup.co.uk) has spent "more than £500m of new land in the past two years at relatively cheap prices" and will "continue to invest in land over the next two years but at a slower rate." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
24 June 12:14:23	The Council of Mortgage Lenders (www.cml.org.uk) is predicting that house repossessions are likely to rise in 2012 and that "mortgage rationing, which has depressed UK property sales, will stay in force until at least the end of 2012." More at BBC News.   BBC News
22 June 11:21:26	80% of UK homes are "worth less than five years ago" according to new research from Zoopla (www.zoopla.co.uk). However, "Property prices in London, particularly at the top end of the market, have proven somewhat immune..." More in The Standard.   The Standard
18 June 11:42:57	The Beach Hut, Strand, Shaldon, Devon - estate agent Bradleys is selling a development of 5 new freehold high-spec beach huts at Shaldon Quay by informal tender. Closing date is Saturday 25th June 2011. Guide price is £200,000 per hut.   Bradleys
15 June 16:01:12	"Rents will continue to rise" according to the Royal Society of Charterd Surveyors (www.rics.org), especially in "London and the South East, where rent prices continue to accelerate at a greater pace than in other regions." More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
7 June 15:40:10	The Halifax House Price Index (www.lloydsbankinggroup.com) reports that "Over the last year, house prices have dropped by a total of 4.2 per cent, the biggest annual fall since October 2009 during the depth of the recession." More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
1 June 16:06:23	Telford Homes (www.telfordhomes.plc.uk) has sold two-thirds of the 257 flats in its 'Avant Garde' development in Shoreditch with overseas buyers accounting for 120 units to date. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
1 June 15:20:37	"Million pound streets" - the new UK property metric from Zoopla (www.zoopla.co.uk). London has the most, followed by Guildford at #2 and Cobham at #3. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
28 May 11:27:18	"House prices rise by 0.3% in May" reports the Nationwide House Price Index (www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi) but there is "No early end to house market gloom..." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
27 May 12:11:44	Latest figures from the British Bankers Association (www.bba.org.uk) report that April mortgage approvals were down - "..economic uncertainty dented activity in the property market." More in The Independent.   The Independent
25 May 15:45:32	"Buy-to-let investments are enjoying a mini boom...But should investors be piling in when house prices are falling and interest rates are set to rise?" The MailOnline advises prospective BTL investors and profiles landlord Chris Musson (30 homes).   MailOnline
23 May 15:33:56	The average London rent is close to £1,000 per month - "Agents say rents are likely to continue to rise for the rest of the year because of an acute shortage of properties and the surge in the number of people looking." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
21 May 12:29:55	Online RTM Assessment Tool - a series of YES/NO questions "will guide you through the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, to establish whether you and your fellow qualifying leaseholders might be able to exercise your Right to Manage."   Right to Manage Assessment Tool
20 May 11:39:22	The RICS (www.rics.org) has accused the Office of National Statistics (www.statistics.gov.uk) of "exaggerating" the construction slump by "providing misleading data that influences economic policy decisions by Bank of England." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
17 May 15:56:54	The Rightmove House Price Index for May reports that property prices have been "pushed up by low interest rates and dip in seller numbers." Average asking prices from new sellers are the "highest for almost 3 years..."   Rightmove HPI
13 May 12:02:35	Barratt Homes (www.barratthomes.co.uk) reports that its Putney Square development of 210 1 and 2-bed apartments which should be finished by September, is already 85% sold. Putney is home to Nick Clegg. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
12 May 15:11:00	First quarter 2011 - the Council of Mortgage Lenders reports "little change in level of mortgage payment difficulties" and a "stable first quarter in the buy-to-let market." More at the CML website.   CML
9 May 16:21:22	"Town Hall granny flat cash grab" - The Mail on Sunday reports that "Town halls are demanding cash from householders and small-scale developers in return for planning permission..." More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
4 May 14:39:08	Panorama has been investigating unlawful purchases of council tenancies in London - "....an undercover Panorama reporter was offered cash by the man in exchange for a council tenancy." The programme is on BBC One at 9pm on Wednesday 4 May.   BBC
4 May 14:28:11	The BBC reports that the Land Registry reckons that house prices are still falling - "It says the average property price fell by 1.1% in March to £160,996, leaving prices 2.3% lower than a year ago." More at the BBC website.   BBC
4 May 12:04:50	"House prices fall by 0.2% in April" - according to the Nationwide House Price Index (www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi) the "price of a typical home in April is 1.3% lower than one year ago." More coment and analysis in The Standard.   Evening Standard
28 April 11:31:56	"Sales of multi-million-pound London homes have rocketed over two years as wealthy foreign buyers pour into the capital" - more in The Standard. "The number of £2 million homes sold in London is now higher than the number of £1 million sales in 2000."   Evening Standard
26 April 15:09:03	"Buy-to-let bounces back: With rents on the rise mortgage lenders see landlords as a better bet than first-time buyers." The Guardian wonders if "a worrying bubble is being created in a resurgent market."   The Guardian
15 April 11:52:57	Rental property - "The growing demand continues to outstrip supply, and this is pushing rents upwards beyond the rate of inflation and well above wage rises." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
12 April 11:44:17	The property roadshow business is back on the road! TV property expert Martin Roberts (www.martinroberts.co.uk) "has put together a team of property experts to present his ideas and expertise on spotting property bargains and buying at auctions."   Martin Roberts & the Auction Roadshow
11 April 15:12:08	The Elmbridge area of Surrey - Esher, Oxshott, Cobham, St George's Hill Weybridge, aka the ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’ - has been boosted by the news that Grant Bovey and Anthea Turner have bought a £5 million mansion in Esher. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
8 April 11:25:25	"House prices in the South 65% higher than in the North....This yawning North-South divide between London house prices and the rest of the country will only worsen during the next five years, property experts say" - more in The Standard.   Evening Standard
31 March 11:22:07	"House prices increased modestly in March but the positive figures are unlikely to mark the beginning of a strong upturn for the market" according to the Nationwide House Price Index (www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi). More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
16 March 16:19:01	"Protect landlords and tenants from rogue letting agents" - the Property Ombudsman has called for "more control over the actions of residential lettings agents" in his 2010 Annual Report.  The Property Ombudsman
10 March 10:55:34	Estate agent Cluttons (www.cluttons.com) is advising that "central London buyers must move fast to secure prime property" because "current stock levels are 60% lower than the same period a year ago and 93% down on the same period in 2008."  Cluttons
5 March 12:22:03	The Halifax House Price Index (www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media1/research/halifax_hpi.asp) forecasts gradual declines in UK property prices this year - "Overall, we expect a modest 2% decrease in house prices in 2011..." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
5 March 11:55:24	London property - new website Rankdesk (www.rankdesk.com) publishes a TOP 100 every Wednesday using "a standard method to measure the combined quality and investment performance of residential property in central London."   Rankdesk
3 March 16:40:15	Pete Redfern, chief executive of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (www.taylorwimpey.co.uk) expects the UK housing market "to remain 'relatively flat' in 2011" but reports "Average selling prices were up 6.9% to £171,000 in 2010." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
1 March 12:01:50	The Nationwide (www.nationwide.co.uk/hpi) says that UK house prices increased by 0.3% in February but was quick to stress that "prices had remained virtually flat during the past three months." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard