UK housing market ‘starts new year with a bang’, says Rightmove

Number of homes new to market 11% higher than a year ago, despite uncertainty over interest rates and stamp duty

UK mortgage rules could be eased to increase growth

FCA also aims to change law to try to prevent a repeat of mass compensation schemes for consumers such as PPI

Surrey town saw 12.5% increase in asking prices last year with rest of UK rising just 1.4%, according to Rightmove

Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European average

Cash profit on a sale falls for second year in a row, to below £100,000, finds Hamptons

Site of the former west London exhibition centre to include nearly 4,000 homes, cultural venues, a park, offices, shops and restaurants

Almost 700,000 homeowners face increase when fixed-rate deals end this year

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says say affordability could hamper further rises in the months ahead

Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000

‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates

Stubbornly high interest rates and inflation could be good or bad depending on your situation. Here are some key dates to watch out for

Jump of 17.2% in 12 months to September for city, while Huddersfield had largest decline

Knightsbridge heads list with average home at £21.4m, 60 times the typical UK house price

Residents of a blighted London block have been trapped in their homes by a swirl of events, as government attempts to reform the law drag on

GLAP missed repayment deadlines for £300m loan and concerns raised over poor management