Cameron’s housing strategy: all you need to know

How will the government's housing strategy actually work, and who can apply?

RIBA condemns ‘shameful shoe box homes’ now built in Britain

Architects' report claims new three-bedroom houses are being constructed 8% smaller than guidelines advise

Stagnating house prices fail to tempt first-time buyers

First-time buyers accounted for just 23% of mortgage approvals in May, a survey shows, as a housing market expert questions the validity of house prices indices

Is home ownership really so desirable?

Owen Hatherley: High levels of debt and stress encourage acceptance of low wages and long hours. There's a lot to be said for renting

Third-division UK: ad tycoon’s bleak verdict adds to house and car gloom

WPP's Martin Sorrell says business is better in Brazil and Pakistan as car sales fall again and house prices hit 17-month low

Ireland turns to bankruptcy tourism

Bankruptcy in Britain offers a way out for Irish entrepreneurs crushed by debt from heady property boom

UK retailers in talks to join government’s ‘green deal’

Tesco, B&Q and M&S among companies that could sell loft insulation and home energy improvements as part of the coalition's flagship energy efficiency programme

Liverpool developer lures Chinese investors with ‘Shanghai Tower’

Planning application submitted for £5.5bn project amid concern for Merseyside city's Unesco world heritage docklands

Standard & Poor’s warns of wave of house repossessions

Standard & Poor's ratings agency says George Osborne's planned austerity measures could lead to more house repossessions

Battersea power station fires up for London stock market listing

• Irish owners refinance and want to list the project on Aim• See our gallery of previous redevelopment plans

Mansion House speech: George Osborne to hand Bank of England new powers

Preventing another housing bubble to be among Bank of England's new responsibilities, the chancellor will announce in his Mansion House speech

Mortgage approvals rise slightly

Number of loans approved rose by 5% in March, but net lending fell slightly due to stronger than usual repayments

At least 10% of new homes fail energy efficiency test

Official figures show a high number of new homes don't comply with legal standards to cut carbon emissions and utility bills

Footballers’ Alley, Prestbury, bulldozes its way into property big league

Homes in Cheshire street costliest outside the south as big-earning players fuel boom in new mansions