The UK property market is still cooling despite a slight rise in prices in December, government figures reveal.Prices rose 0.4% in December compared with the previous month, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

Owning rental property can be a great source of steady income if handled properly, or it can be sold for a hefty profit to someone else looking for a long-term real estate investment if you are ready to move on and would like to make a larger, one-time windfall on the property. Deciding which way you want to go depends on several things.

Doha Qatari Diar has agreed to purchase phase two of Grosvenor Waterside residential development in Chelsea, London, from developer St James which is part of the Berkeley Group, the company has said in a news release.