The signs of a turn in the property market, which plays a big role in the Chinese economy, coincide with other data published recently that show the sequential rate of decline in the economy slowing after nine months of policy fine-tuning by Beijing that has included two cuts in official interest rates.
Eight months of policy fine-tuning have yet to arrest an economic chill that has lasted six successive quarters and that is at risk of infecting a seventh, forcing Beijing to opt for near-term expedients to bolster growth before a once-a-decade leadership transition this year.
Within two months of the policy announcement, we found a large increase (250%) in the number of new mortgage loans.
Many economists say they believe that China's leaders are behind the curve again this year, after two months of near paralysis on economic policy this spring as the Communist Party wrangled over the fate of one of its own, Bo Xilai.
Adding him initially cost around £350 for the remaining five months of my policy.
The NHF also surveyed 51 housing associations and found that half of families hit by the bedroom tax were pushed into debt in the first three months of the policy.
The party pointed to an analysis published earlier this month for the Department for Work and Pensions which suggested that one in 20 of those affected by the cut had managed to move house within the first six months of the policy.
Some of the current policies were criticized, e.g. admission for two months of smear-positive patients.
Eight of the ten Medigap policies that are available provide 80percentt of the cost of emergency care during the first two months of a trip outside the country.
The Conservatives are the only party which will ring fence health spending, as part of a concise manifesto that is the culmination of nine months worth of policy announcements.
