How low will house prices go? Lessons from UK, US, Europe and elsewhere How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide
‘It was a massive shock’: the tenants facing eviction as landlords raise rent or sell up Renters hit by increases as high as 20%, with owners seeking to absorb increased mortgage costs
‘Lots of us are very anxious’: why Britain’s buy-to-let landlords are selling UK rent and rate rises plus tougher rules are fuelling a crisis for both tenants and owners
Interest rates will need to rise again, warns Bank of England rate-setter Catherine Mann, a hawkish member of the MPC, says high rates necessary to stop inflation becoming embedded in wages and prices
Landlords are rebranded as ‘house hackers’ – and capitalism is sanitised once again On TikTok, live-in landlords are described in a way that sounds less elitist and exploitative, more tech-driven and cool. And don’t get me started on ‘yimbys’, writes Arwa Mahdawi
If my house purchase is not registered at the Land Registry, will it be a problem when selling? I wonder who would have been responsible in 2003 and whether the process can be completed now
Boris Johnson ‘agrees to buy’ £4m nine-bed Georgian manor house (with moat) The 400-year-old Grade II-listed property has five acres and a moat fed by its own natural spring
‘Bank of mum and dad’ stoking Britain’s rising inequality, warns report Billions in gifts or loans given when children are in early adulthood and buying first home or getting married
Rental evictions in England and Wales surge by 98% in a year Homeless charity Crisis say rise in repossessions shows ‘devastating impact’ of the cost of living crisis on renters
UK property demand declines as house prices in England fall Further slowdown likely amid interest rate rise and cost of living crisis, says surveyors’ body Rics
UK house sales outlook for 2023 remains ‘uncertain’, says Barratt Housebuilder reports ‘modest uplift’ in reservations of new homes in January but remains cautious
First five-year fixed mortgage under 4% since mini-budget launched by HSBC Britons will be able to fix monthly home loan costs at level below Bank of England base rate
UK house prices flat after four-month fall as interest rates bite Halifax figures show average house price largely unchanged in January at £281,684
‘We owe our landlord £1m in rent – but they’ve left us with substandard homes’ Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes, including rising interest rates and sceptical investors
Exorbitant house prices don’t just hurt the young. They are a blight on all our lives Steps to change an unfair landscape include ending right to buy, taxing residential property at today’s prices and building vital social housing