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Property news: Right-to-buy scheme relaunched by Cameron

Average house prices in Britain rose more rapidly in March than at any time for three years, jumping by 2.2% over the month, according to figures from Halifax, but the lender played down the prospects of another property boom.

Property news: Rise in asking prices

Asking prices are up by 4.9 per cent in the first three months of 2012, the largest quarterly increase since 2004, according to Rightmove.

Property news: Budget 2012

The chancellor staged a tax grab on wealthy homebuyers by raising stamp duty on homes costing £2m or more to 7%, and attempted to slam the door shut on “morally repugnant” tax avoidance by hitting those who buy such properties through a company with a punitive 15% charge.

Property news: First-time buyers make the most of the stamp duty holiday

Property transactions are at their highest level for 18 months as first-time buyers seek to complete home purchases before the stamp duty holiday expires at the end of March.

Property news: Buyers from across the globe selecting UK homes

House prices have recorded their strongest monthly rise since July, official figures showed today. Prices in England and Wales rose by a “surprising” 1.1% in January to average £161,545, with monthly rises recorded for every region except the North West, according to Land Registry sales figures.

Property news: House prices picked up in February

House prices increased by 0.6% in February, according to the Nationwide building society, supporting indications that the housing market is going through a revival. The increase took the annual change to 0.9%, compared with 0.6% last month, and means the average price of a typical home in the UK is now £162,712.

Property news: Asking prices on the increase in February

Renewed confidence in the housing market has prompted the biggest monthly increase in the asking price for a decade. New sellers in February helped increase average asking prices by 4.1 per cent, the highest monthly jump since April 2002.

Property news: Final weeks of stamp duty holiday

Surveyors expect sales of homes in England and Wales to rise in the final weeks of a stamp duty holiday. Sales expectations for the next three months were at their highest level since May 2010, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (Rics) said.

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Property news: Rise in house prices for January

UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. The change means that the average cost of a house was £160,907 last month, the bank said.