Demand for housing continues to outstrip supply in the Scottish market, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Its latest report also showed a rise in newly agreed sales, regarded as a good indicator of market activity. This has now shown a steady rate of growth since February 2013.

The survey recorded a balance of 32% more chartered surveyors reporting increases in new buyer inquiries. However, only a balance of 1% reported an increase in new instructions for properties coming onto the market in June.

In the month that saw the Bank of England introduce a 15% cap on high

The last burial plot at a city cemetery is coming up for auction – allowing the buyer to Rest in Peace – for the right price.

Sutton Coldfield’s Rectory Road cemetery is almost full, and auctioneers are hoping the scramble to buy will mean it’s a dead cert to bring in the big bids.

The “plot with the lot” has a guide price of £1,000 and a ‘transfer fee’ of £144 to Birmingham City Council.

The 36 sq ft piece of land is ‘top of the lots’ at the auction sale later this month at Nuneaton Golf Club – and the successful bidder will gain ‘exclusive right of burial’ at the plot.

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One of the country’s most famous homemakers and TV presenters, Kirstie Allsopp, has opened the doors to the Devon home she made famous in the show Kirstie’s Homemade Home.

The six-bedroom property commands £3,402-a-week during the peak summer holiday period but can go for as little as £1,875 in less busy months. It has previously only been available for longer summer lets but is now available for shorter periods though Classic Cottages.

Perched in Welcombe’s rugged landscape, classed as an area of outstanding beauty, the house is just a short stroll from the National Trust beach of Welcombe

Commercial property auctions in May saw sales volumes rise 25%in comparison with the corresponding period in 2013 while the average yield achieved by the properties sold sharpened by 90 basis points to 8.3%.

The latest cPad (Commercial Property Auction Data) report from Acuitus and IPD reports that this is the lowest All-Property Yield recorded since May 2012. Although the total of £99.78m of assets sold in the May auctions showed a year on year increase the sales rate was down to 70% from the 84% that was recorded at the February/March sales.  Acuitus auctioneer, Richard Auterac, comments

Property prices in Edinburgh increased by 1% in the second quarter of the year, taking the annual price rise in the city to 5.7%.

This follows a rise of 1.3% in the first quarter of the year, according to data from the latest Edinburgh City Index from property firm Knight Frank.

Over the three months to June, homes in the north of the city and the area around the New Town and West End areas enjoyed the greatest growth, with prices increasing in value by 1.5% and 1.2% respectively.

Stock levels increased over the course of the quarter, albeit from a very low base, but Knight Frank says it is

Sutton Kersh has attracted 100 lots for its next property auction taking place in Liverpool on Thursday, 17th July.

The sale at the Liverpool City Centre Marriott Hotel includes a wide choice of stock in all categories, with guide prices starting from nil reserve.

Among the highlights is a vacant three bedroom extended semi-detached property on Blackmoor Drive in L12, which benefits from double glazing, central heating and front and rear gardens. The guide price is £110,000 plus.

Elsewhere, a vacant three bedroom semi-detached in Ormskirk is guided at £100,000 to £110,000.

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House price growth in the UK remained strong last month, the Nationwide building society has said.

Its latest survey found that the annual rise in house prices jumped from 11.1% to 11.8% in June, with all regions across the UK seeing an increase. Prices increased 1% in June, compared with a 0.7% rise in May.

House prices have now surpassed their 2007 peak, Nationwide said, with the average value of a UK property now at £188,903.

The building society said there were "significant variations" across the UK with the south of England continuing to see the strongest growth in house prices.

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The average value of English farm land rose by almost 3% in the second three months of 2014 to £7,517 an acre, according to the latest index report from Knight Frank.

During the past 12 months values have increased on average by 17% and over the past 10 years by 208%, the data also shows. This compares with 244% for gold, 135% for prime residential property in central London, 52% for the FTSE 100, and just 23% for average UK house prices

The report points out that availability remains limited. So far around 16% fewer acres have been advertised publicly for sale this year, according to the

London house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate in more than 11 years, as the gap between the capital and rest of the country continues to widen.

Prices in London rose 18.5pc year-on-year in May, nearly triple the 6.7pc annual increase seen across the country, according to Land Registry figures.

Average property prices in the capital are now £439,719, compared to an average of £172,035 for England and Wales.

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, who on Thursday announced measures to head off a property bubble, said that while growth in house prices was not a problem yet