Prices rose 0.2% last month, according to a survey of 1,500 surveyors and agents by Hometrack

House prices rose in March for the first time in 20 months, partly helped by increased activity ahead of the ending of the first-time-buyer stamp duty holiday.

Prices rose 0.2% last month, according to a survey of 1,500 surveyors and agents by Hometrack, with London's 0.5% increase leading the way. This was the biggest monthly rise in the capital since April 2010, but elsewhere in the country the picture was mixed,...

Gold rush on hold as Olympics' neighbours in Stratford find few takers for £4,000-a-week home lets

Like plenty of their neighbours, Kate Greenslade and Gary Seabrook had heard the rumours. "There was a lot of talk that you could rent your place for £10,000 a week, that kind of figure," says Seabrook. "We thought we'd like to do a round-the-world trip, and this was an ideal opportunity."

The couple, who run a video production company together, have a bright, two-bedroom parkside flat a little over a mile from the Olympic stadium. But...

Average price for a city home in the UK of £173,202 is 5.5 times gross annual earnings for full time employees, the lowest ratio since 2003

Anyone about to buy an urban property has picked the right time to do it, with housing affordability for city dwellers supposedly at its most favourable in nearly a decade, according to a report.

The average price for a city home in the UK of £173,202 is 5.5 times gross annual average earnings for full time employees, the lowest ratio since 2003, according to the Lloyds TSB Affordable...

With rich pickings for thieves in your garden right now, it could pay to check what your household insurance covers

With British summer time for once starting on cue, garden centres are reporting record numbers of customers. But what happens if all those expensive outdoor items get nicked?

Garden and home retailer Dobbies, says the unseasonably warm weather has prompted a record number of shoppers to its 32 centres around the UK, and like-for-like sales are well ahead of this time last year.

But with an increase in daylight,...