Pssst. Installing artificial grass could reduce the perceived value of a £2m property by around 5.2%, equivalent to £104,000. (but you didn't hear that from me, ok?)

Northern Ireland recorded an 8.9% rise in average house prices over the past year, the strongest performance in the UK.

The average £3.5 million prime central London home would need to shrink by 43% to fall below the mansion tax level.

Housing market steady despite budget uncertainty

Rumours of an annual property tax ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Budget caused house prices to decrease across the South for the first time in a year and a half, according to...

Mid-market and lower-value homes have seen prices hold steady or rise slightly, compressing the gap with prime properties for the first time in 30 years.

Asking prices fell 1.8% between October and November, contributing to a 0.5% annual drop.

While the UK housing market continues to register price increases on an annual basis, momentum is modest and monthly movement remains negative in many regions.

London’s property market appears to be stabilising, with new data suggesting it has reached the bottom of its current cycle and may be nearing a turning point.

House prices fell by -0.10% on average in the month following the last seven major economic statements.