UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European average
Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’ Cash profit on a sale falls for second year in a row, to below £100,000, finds Hamptons
‘Bringing back the wonder’: inside the £10bn Earls Court redevelopment seeking planning consent Site of the former west London exhibition centre to include nearly 4,000 homes, cultural venues, a park, offices, shops and restaurants
UK debt market sell-off threatens to push up mortgage costs Almost 700,000 homeowners face increase when fixed-rate deals end this year
UK house prices dip for first time since March, says Halifax Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says say affordability could hamper further rises in the months ahead
UK house prices rise for fourth month in a row, says Nationwide Cost of average home in December reaches £269,426, with value increasing over year by almost £12,000
UK property will be a buyers’ market in 2025, analysts predict ‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates
Energy caps to stamp duty changes: your personal finance diary for January-April 2025 Stubbornly high interest rates and inflation could be good or bad depending on your situation. Here are some key dates to watch out for
Stoke heads UK list of biggest annual house price growth, says Halifax Jump of 17.2% in 12 months to September for city, while Huddersfield had largest decline
London dominates UK’s priciest postcodes with all top 20 streets Knightsbridge heads list with average home at £21.4m, 60 times the typical UK house price
Cladding, mould, £75,000 charges – welcome to life in a British leasehold flat 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
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%
Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS Only richest 10% can afford to buy as figures show average household needs 8.6 times disposable income to meet asking price
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