‘It is a lot cheaper for couples’: single people feel penalised on prices

Frustration over lack of discounts for those with extra financial burden because they face living costs alone

Avocado bathrooms are back in UK as younger homeowners go green

Suppliers say gen Z and millennials are driving trend for 1970s-style fixtures as well as other bright colours

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Nationwide says yearly rise in house prices increased by 3.2% in September putting the average home at £266,094

Higher interest rates puts further pressure on property market, with overall transactions at lowest level in a decade

Building society ramps up mortgage price war with ‘gamechanging’ move, as it also cuts rates

Beauly-Denny overhead project may serve as preview to Britain’s energy network plans

About £300m added to deal for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal after first proposal unanimously rejected

Annington Property fears recent legislation could potentially affectthe value of some of the 38,000 UK military homes it holds

Difference now stands at 37% with tenants in north paying £960 a month compared with £1,317 in south

Speculation Rachel Reeves to raise tax in budget thought one reason for some homeowners cashing out

Renters’ rights bill goes further than expected to ensure tenants pay no more than advertised price

Board rejects non-binding indicative proposal of 705p a share for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal

Eldest son Lachlan may want to repay Rupert for bid to hand him full control by protecting UK newspaper empire

Average cost of property rose 0.3% to £292,505 in August, says Halifax, after ‘largely positive summer’