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The UK commercial property is no longer leading the market in Europe, while rising bond yields mean high returns will no longer be globally sustainable in the long-term, claims the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

House prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, although at a slower rate, while more people are making enquiries about purchasing a house, claims the latest UK Housing Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Recent data on the buy-to-let market suggests a strong year for residential property investment, claims Paragon Mortgages.

NORWICH UNION will today launch the life insurance industry's fiercest attack yet on plans for a charge cap on the government's new national savings scheme, according to the Times.

British homeowners are paying £60m more stamp duty despite last year's rise in the exemption threshold, according to research by Portman Building Society.

Net lending to individuals was £9.6bn in December, in line with the figure for November and £0.8bn higher than the previous six-month average, according to the latest figures from the Bank of England.

House prices rose for the second consecutive month after fifteen months of falls, says the latest housing market survey from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) today, 18 January.

Net lending to individuals rose to £9.6bn in November from £8.9bn in October and was £0.8bn higher than the previous six month average, according to the latest Bank of England figures.

House prices have started to rise again for the first time in 15 months claims the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).

The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show gross mortgage lending has risen 5% in November, the most since July 2004.