Elton John, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Jenson Button all live in Elmbridge, a small, leafy enclave to the south-west of London

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House prices edge slightly higher during March

House prices edged 0.1% higher during March, helping improve the quarterly rate of decline in Britain's faltering property market, figures showed today.

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House prices in further slide

House prices saw quarter-on-quarter falls of 0.4 per cent in February, taking them down to 2.8 per cent lower than in the same three months of 2010, Halifax, Britain's largest mortgage lender, said yesterday.

House prices head for 6% fall

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