A property tax based on annually uprated values would be a gamechanger

Replacing the council tax would be popular and the vast majority of UK households would gain

Pensioner-dependent Tories have set the UK on the road to ruin

By kicking retirement reforms down the road again, vote-hungry politicians are allowing a wealthy generation to prosper at the expense of the young

Halifax says market has been helped by easing of borrowing costs

It admits it made an error but we lost our buyer and had to go to auction

Experts say developers deterred by changes to planning system brought in by successive Tory governments

Average property drops 3.1% to £257,122 over year to March, says Nationwide

Collapse in demand for property may be bottoming out but no return to boom conditions, analysts say

Latest Rightmove survey concludes market on ‘much more stable footing’ than many had thought

Average monthly cost of owning 3-bed home is £500 a year less than renting, but the gap is narrowing

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Rics data for February shows improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales

Average monthly increase of 1.1% to £285,476 in February, after falls in previous two months, says Halifax

An end to ultra-low rates mean borrowers can only afford smaller mortgages

Approvals at lowest since 2009 – bar during Covid lockdown – as demand for new homes continues to fall

Year-on-year February 1.1% decline comes as average price of property drops to £257,406, says Nationwide