UK house prices fall for first time in 15 months after Liz Truss mini-budget

Average price of a property drops to £268,282 in October as interest rate rises hit affordability

NatWest reports £1.1bn profit as it predicts 7% fall in UK house prices

Bank says there has been a slowdown in customers trying to get new mortgages in recent weeks

Too much wealth depends on values bloated by an oversized financial sector, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

Experts say mini-budget has fed ‘sense of mounting dread’ into market with sales likely to plunge

Demand has soared in past 12 months while total number of available properties fell by almost 10%

Renters are spending more than 30% of income on housing against backdrop of possible eviction due to rising demand

Company warns that next 12 months will be tougher, with economy likely to go into recession

Estate agents Foxtons says an average of 29 renters competed for each property in September

Average price of a property coming to market up 0.9%, says Rightmove, but first-time buyer demand has dropped

Increase adds up to a £26bn rise for homeowners, says Resolution Foundation thinktank

Survey of lenders paints gloomy picture of new deals drying up and end to ‘golden era’ of cheap mortgages

RICS report says rise in repossessions will add to supply while soaring interest rates price buyers out of market

If the details recorded by Royal Mail do not match other databases you could soon find yourself being treated like a serial debtor

Many landlords ignored violations of the terms of the lease during the pandemic – but that may now change

Seven-storey Knightsbridge property overlooking Hyde Park has more living space than American football pitch