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It seems an Englishman’s home will always be his castle – be it for only one person in 2026. A report by Alliance & Leicester Mortgages predicts the number of one person households or ‘living loners’ will increase by 53 per cent to 9.9 million by 2026 – equivalent to three quarters of the total annual household growth over the next two decades.

Nationwide Building Society expects the rate of house price growth in 2007 to be relatively robust at between 5% and 8%.

House prices will continue to rise over the next two years, but housing transactions are likely to fall in 2008 after a small rise in 2007, according to the latest housing market forecasts from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Prime central London property prices grew by 2.8% in November making it the ninth month in which prices have grown by over 2% since the start of the year, according to the latest Knight Frank Prime Central London Residential Sales index.

Legal & General have sold Wisley Airfield a 300 acre disused airfield to private clients of Knight Frank for £22 million.

House prices will grow by 7 percent and affordability and accessibility for first time buyers will continue to worsen in 2007 says RICS Housing Market Forecast.

Average national asking prices dropped this month by 0.3% (£582), according to rightmove.co.uk.

UK annual house price inflation in October 2006 was 8.6 per cent, up from 8.0 per cent in September 2006, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

An outstanding opportunity has arisen through Goadsby’s Southampton Office to purchase a landmark waterfront property situated on The Promenade in Hythe. Dating back to the 18th century this historic building was originally a navy store and was converted and restored in 1982 to provide a unique character home.

From the forward thinking modernist to the comfortable and cosy traditionalist, Jet2Let’s furniture packages have something to offer everyone looking to furnish their new rental property. There are a wealth of benefits to providing an excellent standard of furniture and fittings and all the information you need is conveniently based on online.

If moving to a new home is on your list of New Year resolutions, put a date in your diary for the beginning of January to visit the new show home at Bloor Homes’ Furrowfields development in Tewkesbury.

Winkworth's recently opened Palmers Green office will be its 75th overall and 55th in London. The new north London Winkworth office, in Green Lane, will bring a trusted and high-profile brand to the area and, crucially, will provide sellers with a lucrative link to the affluent central London buyer, via Winkworth's network of offices.

Leading global property consultant, Knight Frank, has been appointed by St David’s Partnership to market the 304 city centre apartments in one of the UK’s most exciting retail-led, mixed-use urban regeneration schemes.

Time has stood still inside this Grade II listed cottage in Wakeham on the Isle of Portland, which is now in need of total renovation to fast forward it into the 21st century.

Lowry Homes’ new Kingsmead development, off Broadheath Avenue, Bidston, saw the sales of both three bedroom and four bedroom detached properties on the first day of release.