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Building and Land Technology, the property developer, has bought Xerox’s headquarters for £28.3m. References: The Times 06/01/07 page 50 .

A housing development worth more than £2m is to be bulldozed after developers built it 5ft higher than permitted. Wainhomes has until the end of February to tear down the…

House prices fell unexpectedly last month but the market still registered near double-digit gains for 2006, the Halifax said yesterday. Northern Ireland was the region that saw the biggest increase…

International house prices have defied rising interest rates this year, growing at more than 10% in some European countries, and many analysts expect residential property to remain resilient in 2007.

David Murray, the property tycoon and Rangers FC owner, is one of a number of leading UK property figures to be recognised in the New Year’s honours list.

First-time buyers have to pay an average of £150,000 to plant a foot on the property ladder, according to a Halifax report.

The FTSE 100 shrugged off this summer’s sharp sell-off to close yesterday up 10.7% on the year – its fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

The Independent focuses on Haringey council’s deliberations this month on whether it will lease the Alexandra Palace in London to property tycoon Firoz Kassam.

Paul Myners, former chairman of Marks & Spencer, is to become non-executive chairman of Land Securities on Monday. He succeeds Peter Birch, who will step down as chairman and from…

Little Chef is preparing to bring in administrators next week if emergency refinancing talks fail. Little Chef, bought out from private equity group Permira for £52m by two entrepreneurs last…

Polytunnels erected by farmers need planning permission, the High Court ruled yesterday in a landmark decision. Rural conservation groups said they were delighted, but growers warned it could put at…