UK house prices increase at fastest rate in five years

Extended stamp duty holiday led to fresh buying surge in April, says Halifax

White-hot housing market has Merseyside suburb at fever pitch

Prices in Wallasey, on the Wirral, are soaring in a nationwide boom fuelled by the stamp duty holiday, but will it last?

Young people in the UK are finding properties even further out of reach as tax breaks and easier credit drive up prices

MPs and charities fear a wave of homelessness when landlords can once again legally force out tenants in debt

Booming housing market as ‘incredible demand’ fuels shortage of essentials from concrete and timber to taps and roof tiles

Throwing money at an already heated housing market looks nonsensical and could lose the Treasury £2bn

Consumers repaying credit card debts and manufacturing booms as Covid restrictions ease, new figures show

Some blame new residents and second-home owners not keen on sight and sounds of ‘local’ vessels

Borrowers still trapped into paying 5%-plus rate with inactive lenders that do not offer cheaper deals

Wirral town records biggest rise in asking prices over the past year according to Rightmove

High demand and low supply could create conditions for housing super-boom, says Nationwide

Brexit worker shortfall is being exacerbated by demand for room revamps during Covid lockdowns

Government support for homebuyers with a small deposit has prompted a flurry of enticing offers. But buyers should go in with their eyes wide open

Acquisition puts ex-Persimmon boss in position to exploit UK housing market – and taxpayers’ money

Buyers and sellers in March were in rush to complete deals before end of stamp duty holiday