Barclays and HSBC to cut fixed-rate mortgage deals

Other lenders likely to follow suit as analysts say cuts of up to 0.31 percentage points could fuel ‘summer of savings’

Mortgage of first-time buyer tops £1,000 a month as house prices and rates rise

Average monthly payment has risen by 61% since 2019, pushing borrowers into smaller homes or ultra-long loans

Energy performance certificates are unreliable and need reform, says Which?

Investigation finds assessors providing inaccurate EPCs and unhelpful advice to homeowners

UK house prices remain near record high with little sign of election impact

Rightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of market

UK house prices stabilise as rising wages and consumer confidence steady market

Average price of a home dipped by 0.1%, says Halifax, bringing cost of typical property down to £288,688

UK house prices return to growth as market ‘shows signs of resilience’

Rate more than doubles to 1.3% in May and average property price rises to £264,249, Nationwide says

House price growth in rural areas outstrips towns in Great Britain

Countryside semis are strongest-performing property type, with average price up 22% over five years

£161,000 for 20 days? Nick Candy bemoans One Hyde Park service charge

Billionaire developer jokes he in fact spends no time at penthouse with record-breaking £175m asking price

‘Sorry, no one is in’: few are at home for Margaret Hodge’s ‘kleptocracy walking tour’

Campaigning Labour MP knocks on doors of wealthy London homes bought by foreign leaders who are subject to sanctions

Labour will aim to reveal new town sites within first year in power

Angela Rayner to promise party will build homes on sites by end of its first term and support private developers

Nationwide doubles maximum personal loan to £50k amid rising building costs

Previous £25,000 maximum no longer enough to fund some home improvements, says building society

China to cut mortgage rates as part of plan to prop up property market

Local authorities will be allowed to turn unsold homes from developers into affordable housing

Three UK banks announce cuts to cost of fixed-rate mortgages

Barclays Bank, HSBC and TSB reveal changes, reversing some of price rises seen in recent weeks

‘It will take two decades to fix the housing crisis’: The developer reshaping south London

Rick de Blaby is at the forefront of the UK’s nascent build-to-rent sector. But can he calm nerves over the transformation of bustling Elephant & Castle?

Are 25-year UK mortgages a thing of the past?

Younger homebuyers are turning to ultra-long loans, prompting fears over the risk to their finances and the wider economy