House prices tipped to rise by twice as much in Yorkshire as in London Savills says outlook for UK housing market is improving, with Yorkshire set for 28% gain in five years
New watchdog tells England’s high-rise builders to ‘get your act together’ Chief inspector of buildings says he hopes new regime prevents anything like another Grenfell
Sunak says mortgage and stamp duty measures will create ‘generation buy’ Budget phases end of stamp duty holiday to prevent house buyers facing unexpected bills
Taylor Wimpey sets aside £125m to improve fire safety in apartment blocks Company aims to avoid leaseholders receiving large bills for repairing cladding and other issues
UK house prices rise as end of stamp duty holiday nears More people moving from cities or to bigger properties in Covid-19 pandemic
Should we buy now or wait for house prices to fall later this year? A couple with young children want a long-term home in Liverpool and are feeling the strain of living with the in-laws
Why Rishi Sunak should put an end to England’s stamp duty holiday romance The tax break on house purchases saw prices rise by 8.5% – but is it really the best way to address the housing shortage?
‘Poor floors’: anger over new plans to segregate tower block residents London mayor to rule on ‘social apartheid’ of separate lifts, floors and blocks for low-income tenants
Sunak’s budget expected to offer first-time buyers mortgage guarantee Treasury says low-deposit mortgages have virtually disappeared since 2008 financial crisis
What will be in Rishi Sunak’s 2021 budget? Expect measures to help economic recovery but watch out for capital gains tax and other tax rises
Extension of stamp duty holiday ‘could help 300,000 sales’ Rishi Sunak understood to have decided on three-month continuation of tax break in England
London has more dollar millionaires than New York One in 10 Londoners hold assets worth more than £720,000 as Covid crisis makes the rich richer
‘I was told it was as safe as houses’: savers owed thousands as firm fails Britons are out of pocket despite being told they would get double-digit returns from German company
UK house prices rose by 8.5% last year amid stamp duty holiday Average cost in December, at record £252,000, may also reflect changing property choices in pandemic, says ONS
Demand for detached houses rose in Covid lockdown, says Halifax Prices of detached properties increased three times faster than those of flats, according to mortgage lender