BBC NEWS | Business | Climbing China's property ladder As far as Yang Xiang is concerned the best thing about his new home is that he has chosen it, and everything in it.

ThisisLondon: Brits hike foreign house prices BRITISH families are exporting the property boom to Spain and France as they chase the dream of a holiday home and the good life.

BBC NEWS | Business | Rise in UK's unemployment figure Unemployment increased by 6,000 between March and May to 1,432,000, according to official data.

BBC NEWS | Business | UK inflation continues to climb The UK inflation rate edged closer to the Bank of England's 2% target in June, rising to 1.6%.

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | If this bubble bursts it will be the bears' turn to smile: The chancellor will radiate optimism today but that could change rapidly if the central banks are off-target

ThisisLondon: Househunters expect price falls: MORE than one in three househunters believes that house prices will fall in the next 12 months. Their pessimism has been triggered by four interest rate rises since November, according to a survey by national property website assertahome.com.

Telegraph | Property | In the know: home improvements cost us £6,000 a year The popularity of "improving not moving" does not just show itself in the excessive number of television programmes about turning a horrible old place into a palace.