UK property prices have risen sharply since the Conservative election victory. Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk

In April, over 63 per cent of people expected the average house price to be higher in 12 months time. This is ‘significantly lower’ than the 67 per cent who said this in March, according to Halifax. Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

ALL IN THE APPKrishan Pattni and Robert Luck Source: www.homesandproperty.co.uk

Former council houses in prime central London are making their owners millionaires when sold – and housing association properties could soon do the same, agents predict. ‘Blinged up’ ex-council properties with Candy & Candy-style interiors in London’s best addresses can be privately rented for around £30,000 a year or sold for six or seven-figure sums…

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The money-saving expert has a particular system for cutting the cost of buying a home at what in 20 years could be seen as the “best time in history to remortgage” Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Data in massive cache of leaked secret bank account files lift lid on questionable practices at subsidiary of one of world’s biggest financial institutions Source: www.theguardian.com

The former Labour minister left an estate worth £5m to his children, but official documents suggest he used legitimate tax planning strategies to reduce death duties. We explain how Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A mortgage rate war is underway, with rates and fees tumbling at Britain’s biggest banks Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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More than 476,000 people with self-cert loans could be unable to remortgage or move Source: www.telegraph.co.uk