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‘Bank of family’ to help a record number of UK house buys this year

Affordability problems for first-time buyers mean parents, grandparents and siblings are stepping in to help

Some landlords could be breaching consumer protection rules, while CMA is also investigating land held by largest housebuilders

Halifax measures price to income ratio to reveal most and least affordable areas to purchase property

Crest Nicholson forecasts lower profits after number of first-time buyers plunges

Big lenders become latest to reduce borrowing costs, joining four other UK home loan providers this week

Report says wealth gap would be wider if not for over-priced or ineffective services such as healthcare in US

Prospect of higher mortgage rates and end of help to buy scheme leads housebuilder to shut two divisions

Insolvencies rocket as army of small firms – seen as backbone of the sector – struggle with falling demand, rising interest rates and higher costs

Decline in July is fourth monthly fall in a row with prices dropping by 2.4% on an annual basis, says lender

Households fear being thousands of pounds out of pocket as problems beset Homes England administrator

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

How the new base rate may affect mortgage holders and savers

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

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