House asking prices hit record levels across Great Britain

Rightmove data shows largest June increase since 2015 but economists suggest Covid boom may be fading

HSBC offers sub-1% mortgage as interest rate war intensifies

Banks and building societies fight for customers as house prices rise in frenzied market

Vaccines were not part of AstraZeneca’s grand strategy, so what’s the plan now?

Having built a big operation during the pandemic it could stick or twist but either way investors will soon want a decision

Do millennials really prefer to rent – or have we just been cheated out of a proper home?

Capitalism is reshaping the property market, locking younger generations out of buying somewhere to live and expecting us to be happy about it, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Stamp duty holiday helps drive up UK property prices

Gap between supply and demand for homes at widest level since 2013, says Rics

UK housing market is on fire, warns Bank of England chief economist

Continued rise stoked by tax breaks and demand from well-off households likely to deepen inequality, says Andy Haldane

OnTheMarket goes into profit as house prices soar in Covid crisis

Property portal, which is majority-owned by estate agents, is helped by the stamp duty holiday

London councillor says HS2 building work is ‘a living hell’ for residents

People living near Euston site of high-speed rail project complain of dust, noise and vibrations in homes

UK house prices ‘likely to keep rising despite hitting record high’

Halifax says average selling price rose by almost £22,000 year on year in May as stamp duty deadline nears

First-time buyers in England offered new homes at up to 50% off

Government’s First Homes initiative could give discounts of £100,000 but prompts prediction of a ‘scramble’

Stamp duty holiday extension prompts rise in mortgage demand

Bank of England data shows rise in mortgage approvals in April, the first monthly increase since November

House price inflation will continue for now, hitting the young and low-paid

Three main factors are propping up prices but eventually a lack of first-time buyers will slow them

‘Race for space’ fuels 10.9 % surge in UK house prices

Nationwide puts annual rise at highest for seven years, with buyers looking for bigger homes and gardens

Home working drives demand for ‘shoffice’ space in UK gardens

Change to working practices during Covid pandemic has led to booming sales of high-end sheds

Staycation boom forces tenants out of seaside resort homes

From Cornwall to Kent, people are driven out of popular destinations where landlords favour short lets for tourists