‘People seem to be looking for another way of living’: how Taunton became property hotspot Growth in homeworking just one reason behind house price surge in Somerset’s county town
House prices shoot up in UK towns as ‘race for space’ continues apace Taunton, Somerset, records UK’s biggest average price hike as homeworking buyers spend lockdown savings
UK lender allows homebuyers to borrow seven times salary Habito’s mortgage terms could revive wider concerns over responsible lending practices
UK cities attract more property hunters as searches for flats soar Rightmove says interest in flats outstripped that for houses in autumn, in sign ‘race for space’ could be waning
Taylor Wimpey drops costly leasehold terms after investigation Thousands will be freed from contracts where ground rent charges doubled every 10 years
Oscar Wilde’s former street named the most expensive in England The average house price on Chelsea’s Tite Street is £28.9m, says mortgage lender Halifax
Five million families in England face big social housing rent hike, warns thinktank Resolution Foundation says biggest rise for decade of 4.1% will coincide with higher taxes, rising inflation and soaring energy bills
What the interest rate rise means for your mortgage, debt and savings The lowdown on how the Bank of England decision will affect borrowers and savers
Bank of England plans to remove interest rate rule for mortgages Bank wants to scrap rule that borrowers must be able to afford rate rise of three percentage points
Purplebricks to set aside up to £9m to cover lettings errors Online estate agency delays half-year results after failing to follow law protecting tenants’ deposits
UK housing market forecast for 2022? Busy, but less frenetic Rightmove says strong buyer demand will carry into new year but ‘frenzied’ market of Covid pandemic to ease as more owners look to sell
UK urged to tax £3tn windfall from 20 years of soaring house prices Thinktank says capital gains tax should be applied so poorer households are spared from paying more in tax
‘Race for space’ could be over as flat prices rise more than houses End of Covid stamp duty break and reopening of some offices tip demand towards flats, say experts
UK house prices rise at fastest pace in 15 years Average property price rises £20,000 in a year, with biggest increases in Wales and Northern Ireland
UK housebuying in 2021 poised to be busiest since 2006 Figures from trade body UK Finance show prediction of Covid-era sales slump were wildly inaccurate