UK house prices increase at fastest rate since 2004

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

Homeowners face long delays for kitchen and bathroom fitters

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

Will 95% mortgage scheme give generation rent a foot in the door?

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

Jeff Fairburn could cash in again after Avant Homes takeover

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

UK property sales at 16-year high as house prices soar

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

Nationwide increases amount it will lend to first-time buyers

UK’s biggest building society says it will allow new buyers to take out loans worth up to 5.5 times their earnings

Home ownership unaffordable despite 95% mortgages, analysis shows

Many single thirtysomethings will still find large parts of England and Wales too expensive to buy

UK house prices surge as high demand meets record shortage of homes for sale

Government to unveil new 95% mortgage guarantee scheme as Rightmove says average asking price rose 2.1% in April

Landlord power is not just bad for tenants. It harms homeowners, too

Buy-to-let landlords hoarding properties harms the whole system. Labour would benefit from explaining this to voters, says housing barrister David Renton

Average price of UK home jumps to record high of £254,606 in March

Figures suggest government measures to support property market are continuing to drive interest

High street shops are closing in the Covid crisis – could that hit savings?

UK small investors have invested billions of pounds in property funds but Covid has affected them

London is worst-performing region as UK house prices fall

North-west England shows strongest annual price growth of 8.2%, turning north-south divide on its head

UK economy poised to recover after Covid-19 second wave

Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators shows the deficit soaring but unemployment holding steady

Covid frontline workers priced out of homeowning in 98% of Great Britain

Exclusive: Years of rising prices, pay freeze and high private rents has prevented many from saving for deposit

Lifelong Tory voters abandoning party over cladding crisis

Conservative supporters say party is placing interests of developers and freeholders above homeowners