Manchester named top hotspot for first-time buyers in Halifax study

Research covering UK outside Greater London places city ahead of Slough, Sandwell and others

Housing market at its strongest since Truss mini-budget aftermath

House prices grew at annual rate of 2.4% in August, the fastest since December 2022, Nationwide figures show

Group will provide mortgages worth up to 5.5 times household income – and other lenders could follow suit

Proportion was biggest since at least 2010 as cheaper mortgage deals slowed exodus from city, says estate agent

Rachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certainty

Figures from Rightmove show inquiries to estate agents since 1 August up 19% compared with a year ago

The economist behind the Covid furlough scheme has called for ‘unfair’ council tax and stamp duty to be axed in England

Universities Superannuation Scheme acquires shared ownership properties from US private equity group

Both bank and landlord cases rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, despite tough cycle of interest rate rises

Zoopla puts average viewing time at 49 minutes, as eye tracking study shows focus on mirrors and plants, not floors and walls

Halifax says average property price in July was £291,268 as lower mortgage rates expected to lead growth

It was good news for homebuyers as interest rates finally went down. But it has raised a lot of tricky questions for them

Group taps Greater Manchester Pension Fund to boost coffers but warns push for affordable homes must move faster

From mortgages to savings and from loans to credit cards, we look at impact of quarter-point cut to base rate

Annual growth rate was 2.1% in July but building society says high mortgage rates still pose challenges