Taxpayers may need to bail out Sadiq Khan’s London housing fund, say auditors

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

Annual rent for newly let UK home £3,240 higher than 2021, research finds

Rents have risen by 27% since end of pandemic lockdowns, while earnings have increased by 19%

Only richest 10% can afford to buy as figures show average household needs 8.6 times disposable income to meet asking price

Scary tales of months of claims misery after earthquakes, storms, floods, leaks and fires

Cost of housing at all-time high, Halifax reports, as mortgage lengths and borrowing multiples grow

Property prices increase by 1.3% in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise

With high scores for friendly neighbours and access to services, Woodbridge in Suffolk has topped Rightmove’s annual list for the first time

Nationwide reports surprise growth despite near-record prices straining affordability

Bank of England financial stability report says 4.4 million households will face extra pressure on their finances

Former Liverpool manager’s rented home fends off 27-bedroom Wytham Abbey as website’s most-viewed property

Buyers seeking to benefit from expiring tax breaks and pent-up demand all predicted to drive up costs, according to Zoopla report

Concerns interest rates will stay higher for longer if official data on Wednesday shows inflation is back above 2% target

Analysts say market is still relatively busy despite decline of 1.4%, which is unusually high for this time of year

Nationwide says New Forest is most expensive national park with an average property price of £576,000

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