UK mortgage approvals at lowest level since mid-2020

Bank of England’s October figures follow frenzied few months when stamp duty breaks led to rush to buy

‘Race for space’ fuelling busiest UK housing market since 2007

Stamp duty holiday also spurred sales with one in 14 homes set to change hands in 2021, says online property portal Zoopla

HMRC property market figures reveal most subdued October for almost decade

Nationwide says market is ‘remarkably robust’ – but borrowing costs may rise in December

Former Apollo Global boss Leon Black, who stepped down after inquiry into financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, to buy Eaton Square property

From rentals the size of a tiny hotel room to Barratt’s pocket-sized new-builds, the market is expanding

Savills expects prices to rise across the areas, and they could be up by 13% by 2026

Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates offers reprieve, but house price growth forecast to slow

Average property price has gone up by more than £30,000 since start of Covid crisis, says Nationwide

As interest rate changes are coming ‘thick and fast’, owners may face big rises in their repayments

Stronger economic position allows bank to release £242m worth of provisions

Data from government’s independent forecasting unit suggests interest payments could increase by 13% in 2023

Market-watchers are expecting an increase as early as next month. Here’s how it would hit mortgages, savings and debt

Social geographer Danny Dorling says the cost of buying a home will fall, one day – but what’s harder to predict is when

Cost of a home climbed in every region in 12 months to August, with prices in London rising to £526,000