Build to rent’s glitzy goldrush raises fears for social housing

Banks, private equity and high-street names like John Lewis are piling in to the sector, but will the poor be priced out?

Average UK first-time buyer is now older than 30, says Halifax

Average age is highest in London, at 33, as numbers rise at record rate despite surging house prices

Housebuilder reports weekly sales up 20% on pre-Covid levels

London-based estate agent raises profit forecasts amid Covid ‘race for space’ and warehouse boom

Exclusive: figures show Covid has not deterred people from moving to Manchester and other city centres

Rightmove’s most searched-for areas throws up some surprises – from a Welsh seaside town to the Isle of Man (and yes, London)

The 300,000 homes-a-year target at risk until labour shortages, policy confusion and lack of skilled planning staff are addressed, say peers

Halifax says price of average home hit record of £276,091 in December, up more than £24,000 over the year

Yorkshire Building Society estimates first-time volumes rose by 35% in 2021 despite strong price growth

Analysis: Lack of affordability for first-time buyers means last year’s stellar price rises are unlikely to be repeated

Housing market remained buoyant as people forced to spend more time at home looked for more space

Growth in homeworking just one reason behind house price surge in Somerset’s county town

Taunton, Somerset, records UK’s biggest average price hike as homeworking buyers spend lockdown savings

Habito’s mortgage terms could revive wider concerns over responsible lending practices

Rightmove says interest in flats outstripped that for houses in autumn, in sign ‘race for space’ could be waning