May 2007 Property News

1st May 2007	DCLG reacts to Merits Committee HIPs report
1st May 2007	House prices at two year high
4th May 2007	Cornwall tops league table
10th May 2007	Bank of England raises Bank Rate to 5.5%
10th May 2007	House price rises cooling
14th May 2007	DCLG reports house prices up 1.1% in March
15th May 2007	House prices still gaining momentum
15th May 2007	Far to go on affordable rural housing
17th May 2007	New house building in sharp decline
17th May 2007	RICS legal action against government on HIPs
18th May 2007	House prices down in Scotland
21st May 2007	HIPs deadline boosts property numbers
21st May 2007	Government announces major planning reforms
21st May 2007	April mortgage lending at record levels
22nd May 2007	HIPs postponed until August
22nd May 2007	RICS continues to press government on HIPs
22nd May 2007	HIPs 'total chaos' says NAEA
25th May 2007	ARLA & NAEA to merge on July 2nd
29th May 2007	Mortgage demand begins to stabilise
30th May 2007	London sales still driving house prices upwards
31st May 2007	New mortgage approvals down slightly in April
31st May 2007	House price growth begins to slow