Interest rate rises likely in coming months, Bank of England’s chief economist says
‘We have further to go,’ says Huw Pill after increase to 4% this month as Bank seeks to tackle rising inflation
UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer
Increase reported by Aviva after Hastings Direct said claims were up 140% in August and Axa said it had been a ‘surge year’
Prime property, slow sales: why London’s stock of empty high-end flats is piling up
Homes in the West End, Mayfair and Marylebone are going unsold – and developers are counting the cost
UK house prices fall at steepest rate in more than three years
October drop of 0.6% leaves average price of property at £296,285, says Lloyds, as high mortgage rates hit market
Our house purchase is at risk from a frozen Revolut account
Access to our £37,000 deposit in a savings account is restricted after a ‘routine security review’
Britain’s housing market unlikely to recover until 2028, says Savills
House prices forecast to fall by 1.5% next year as Middle East war keeps mortgage rates higher for longer
Britain’s housing crisis won’t be fixed without a new tax landscape
We need policies that stop treating property as a store of wealth and that allow people to move home cheaply
UK house prices grow at slowest pace in two years as mortgage rates rise
Average price for property stands at £273,566 in October, flat on previous month, says Nationwide
‘I earn £126,000 – but nothing’s left at the end of the month’: readers react to the budget
From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them
What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers
Chancellor fleshes out details of scheme unveiled last month to help 70,000 households on to the property ladder
More than half of UK first-time buyers paying more for mortgage than they did for rent
Hamptons says figure of 56% is highest in at least a decade, with mortgage rates rising since start of Iran war
Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’
Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admits
How to storm-proof your home, from roof tiles to garden fences
With an extremely wet and windy winter forecast, take steps to keep you and your home safe and dry
Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense
The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthy
UK house prices flatline as rising mortgage costs weigh on market
Average cost of home in September was £298,441, says Lloyds – about the same as year earlier and in August