‘We’re not squatters,’ says art group occupying Mayfair mansion
The Oubliette is a new regular venue on the arts scene, with an exclusive Mayfair address, a corporate strategy and 24-hour security. Just don't call it a squat.
Pre-budget report 2009: the main points
Key details from chancellor Alistair Darling's 2009 pre-budget report
Q&A: Low interest rates
A study has predicted interest rates will stay low for years to come. But what will this mean for your mortgage and savings?
Irish ‘bad bank’ threatens Northern Ireland’s economy, warns McGuinness
Fire sale of Ulster property and land looms as Dublin prepares to take on banks' toxic loans, says deputy first minister Martin McGuinness
How important is energy efficiency when buying property?
Adam Vaughan: With green homes way down the list of househunters' priorities, energy performance certificates seem pointless
Rightmove homes in on local papers
Property website says more estate agents are shunning traditional advertising and looking online for homebuyers
No myxomatosis for ‘rabbit hutch Britain’
Jonathan Glancey: Private house builders have been marketing Lilliputian homes to the less well-off for decades, despite much complaint
Could this be the summer to open that dream B&B?
With the domestic holiday market booming again, Huma Qureshi asks if now is the time to take the plunge into the accommodation business
Lender’s crisis linked to ‘grossly overvalued’ flats
Buy-to-let flats marketed by Leeds entrepreneur under investigation lie behind some of West Bromwich's problems
N Ireland house prices down 28%
The region, which until recently had the fastest growing prices in the UK, saw house prices fall 28% in 2008
Johnson faces battle with London boroughs over affordable housing
Mayor faces resistance from several councils that claim distribution of cheap homes is inequal
Building more places to call home
Boris Johnson's housing strategy strikes the right note, says Leslie Morphy of Crisis, but now determination is needed
Boris Johnson vows to ‘jump-start’ London housing market
London mayor aims deliver 50,000 new homes in capital by 2011 under £5bn draft strategy
How to spruce up your house for just £100 in time for Christmas
Ros Weaver laughs in the face of the credit crunch as she gives her place a face-lift, despite a tight budget
Bringing the house down
John Lanchester argues this crash may finally push the property market over the cliff