UK housing costs rise 41% over five years for renters and owners, study shows

Borrowers coming off fixed deals hit hard as Savills says big spike in interest payments made up half the overall rise

Average UK mortgage rate tops 5% as lenders scurry to reprice loans amid Middle East crisis

More than 500 lending products pulled in biggest single upheaval since Liz Truss’s mini-budget in 2022

Iran war could knock UK homebuyer confidence, says builder Persimmon

Growing fears that elevated interest rates will continue, as Barclays finds worries that war will push up inflation

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Surging energy prices and tumbling stock markets are threatening a new UK cost of living crisis

‘Geopolitical uncertainties’ amid Iran war could slow fall in mortgage rates, says Halifax

UK house price growth slowed in February as value of typical home rose 0.3% to £301,151

HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry raise rates on fixed mortgages amid Middle East crisis

Experts say Iran war could cause energy price shock that pushes up UK inflation, in turn forcing up interest rates

UK house prices rise in February as chancellor avoids ‘negative speculation’

Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in November

John Lewis scraps £500m deal to build 1,000 rental homes

Retailer said ‘fundamental shift in economic conditions’ made it hard for financial partner Aberdeen to raise funds

‘Strong rebound’ for UK housing market with 6% more homes for sale than a year ago

Zoopla says it is on target for highest number of new listings on its site in any February in a decade

‘My husband burned down our house – then the bank threatened repossession’

A family struggled to rebuild their lives after an abusive marriage ended in tragedy and financial ruin

First-time buyers enjoy biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages in UK since 2008

More than 500 deals now offer 95% loans as banks and building societies loosen their borrowing rules

Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’

Rics surveyors report inquiries from new buyers, agreed sales and house prices were less negative in January

Britain’s building standards are now so bad, even the super-rich are facing housing misery

Residents of the UK’s most expensive flats have won a court case over defective pipework. If their homes are shoddily built, what hope do the rest of us have, asks writer and curator Phineas Harper

‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill

Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month

Price of average UK home passes £300,000 for first time, Halifax says

Property prices in January rose 0.7%, the fastest rate since November 2024 increase of 1.1%