‘One step at a time’: entrepreneur buys stairwell in London to help startups

Simon Squibb plans to provide small businesses with rent-free space after bidding £25,000 for disused stairs

UK interest rate rise: what it means for you

How the new base rate may affect mortgage holders and savers

Bank of England poised to raise UK interest rates to 5.25%

Fears remain over stubborn inflation but slowing economy likely to fuel more cautious approach from rate-setters, say analysts

UK house prices fall at fastest rate since 2009 after interest rate rises

Nationwide says cost of a typical home is £260,828 after 3.8% year-on-year drop in July

UK mortgage approvals rise despite surge in borrowing rates

Surprise jump in demand for home loans as borrowers ‘scramble’ to get ahead of interest rate increases

Big UK lenders cut fixed mortgage deals in sign rates may be close to peaking

Moves by Nationwide, HSBC and TSB come after fall in inflation eases fears over future interest rate rises

One in four new UK homebuyers under 25 rely on ‘bank of mum and dad’ – study

Research by Bank of England economist reveals huge scale of parental support in housing market

MPs must close loophole to drive out dirty money from UK property

With legislation to tackle hidden ownership delayed until autumn, the job must not be half-done

Private rents outside London have risen by a third in four years, data shows

Rightmove says average advertised rent in Great Britain is at all-time high of £1,231 a month outside the capital

Hope for homebuyers as rates fall on UK fixed mortgage deals

Small drops in average rates for two- and five-year fixed mortgages follow easing of inflation rate in June

UK housing market forecast to avoid slump despite zero growth in prices

Rents jump by record 5.1% in a month as rental market struggles to meet demand from priced-out buyers

UK housing slowdown hits market confidence as asking prices fall

Homeowners’ worries are affecting national mood, poll shows, as figures reveal small drop in prices

Labour will rebuild broken Britain with big reforms, not big spending. That’s a promise

The heart of Labour’s approach is to get Britain thinking big again, which requires reform, writes Keir Starmer

Cost of living crisis forces more Britons to use savings, with renters worst hit

ONS finds one in 20 households have run out of food in the past and could not afford more

A crash is unlikely but the fall in UK home prices has a long way to go

First-time buyers face high mortgage rates, while soaring rents and bills hinder saving for deposits – no wonder there’s a big slowdown