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

Rise in ultra-long mortgages ‘poses risk to UK retirement prospects’

Former pensions minister says data shows buyers increasingly forced to accept terms that stretch into state pension age

UK house prices steady in April as higher mortgage rates bite

First-time buyers targeting smaller properties, with flats closing ‘growth gap’ on houses, says Halifax

Savills says UK house prices will rise this year in U-turn on earlier forecast

Lower mortgage rates prompt property firm to change its outlook from 3% drop to a 2.5% increase

UK house prices fall unexpectedly for second month in a row

Nationwide blames April slowdown on ‘affordability pressures’ on back of high mortgage rates

Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties

Banks may follow suit after UK weather-related claims on home insurance reach new high

Average rents in Great Britain climb to record high

Tenants typically asked to pay £1,291 a month outside London and £2,633 in capital but pace of growth is slowing, say analysts

Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour

In today’s newsletter: The renters reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment

Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’

Borrowers urged not to panic as banks including Barclays, NatWest and HSBC readjust cost of loans

The self-storage boom: lifestyle choice or indictment of UK housing crisis?

Lock-ups are being reinvented and marketed as more than just storage amid overcrowding and record rent rises

Alarm at growing number of working people in UK ‘struggling to make ends meet’

UK debt advice charity warns that cost of living crisis and higher rents are pushing younger full-time workers into difficulties

Inaction on no-fault evictions blamed for thousands facing homelessness

Charity says households in England have approached councils 84,650 times for support after facing eviction in last five years