UK homeowners face £19bn rise in mortgage costs as fixed-rate deals expire

Up to 1.5m households expected to face sharp increase this year, with inflation and tax rises also denting spending power

‘Sleepless nights’: UK homeowners fear 2024 mortgage timebomb

Some of those whose lower fixed deals will end tell of their fears at having to find hundreds of pounds extra each month

Britain’s housing market may be ‘past peak pain’ but what will 2024 bring?

Second year of falling prices expected though recovery is likely in the second half as interest rates come down

For sale at £130m: Dubai penthouse with cryogenic room and hay beds

New owner of eight-bedroom property can enjoy a basketball court and 10 parking lots

HSBC joins mortgage rate-cutting drive with deals below 4%

Five- and 10-year fixed-rate remortgage offers announced as lenders big and small reduce rates

Super-rich pick flats with private security as sales rise of £15m-plus London homes

Centrally located apartments rather than houses popular with buyers from US, Middle East and China

Number of UK first-time buyers in 2023 was lowest in a decade

Figure estimated to be down by a fifth, as rising interest rates and high house prices had impact

Life is good for baby boomers. And Jeremy Hunt plans to make it even better

Over-60s are richer thanks to high interest rates and well-performing pension funds. And the Tory voters among them will look kindly on a chancellor who helps out by cutting inheritance tax

Property hotspots: top 10 places in Great Britain experts say are in demand

From a suburb of Dover in Kent to the outskirts of Glasgow, here’s where estate agents say buyers are searching

UK house prices fall by 1.8% during year amid higher mortgage costs

Property market weak, says Nationwide, which expects prices to remain flat or drop slightly in 2024

Luxury ski chalet with helipad and view of Matterhorn on sale for €24m

Most expensive listing in Italian Alps has cinema and gym as well as atrium with Swarovski chandelier

UK property sales and demand well up on a year ago, survey finds

Zoopla says December’s figures have been boosted by an increase in the number of homes for sale

May general election? The economic case for going early (and clinging on)

Falling inflation and tax cuts in a February budget would signal a spring poll but weak growth and rising mortgage bills bode caution

Cost of private renting in UK rising faster than ever, says ONS

Data is sign tenants failing to benefit from fall in inflation and lower house prices

What does the surprise drop in UK inflation mean for you?

The implications of the 3.9% rate for shoppers, savers, borrowers and pensioners