Calls to scrap stamp duty and replace with a ‘fairer’ property tax

‘Holiday’ has seen house prices rise beyond capacity of first-time buyers, favouring owners over renters, campaigners say

Housebuilder Persimmon sets aside £75m for cladding removal

Developer identifies 26 multistorey buildings that may be affected

How to turn the UK’s ‘generation rent’ into ‘generation buy’

A new paper says a ‘blended mortgage’ can work for first-time buyers unable to access help to buy or the bank of mum and dad

UK house prices suffer biggest fall since April, says Halifax

Pandemic buying boom fuelled by stamp duty holiday loses momentum

All you need to know about negative interest rates

The Bank of England says a cut below zero is not imminent, but how could it affect mortgages, loans and savings?

The Guardian view on the cladding scandal: rip off panels, not people

Editorial: Ordinary leaseholders must not be expected to pay the price for decades of failed housing regulation

UK house prices fall as end of stamp duty holiday nears

Average price of a house fell by 0.3% to £229,748 between December and January, says Nationwide

Private rents fall in UK’s biggest cities by up to 12% amid Covid crisis

Central London and Edinburgh city centres hardest hit by downturn as northern England sees rising rents

Buyers of brand-new homes face £20,000 bill to make them greener

Critics say the costs could have been avoided if ministers had agreed to bring in low-carbon standards sooner

Why London house prices jumped in November

Analysis: pent-up demand, stamp duty holiday, low borrowing costs and overseas investors added fuel

Average London house price exceeds £500,000 for first time

Temporary break on stamp duty in Covid crisis leads to boom in sales

Home buyers face unexpected tax bill when stamp duty kicks in

Rightmove says buyers could be hit with £15,000 bill as rush to complete is causing delays

The Wodge: can London’s tallest new skyscraper survive the Covid era?

Nicknamed The Wodge because of its girth, the capital’s tallest ever office has just muscled onto the skyline. But in the age of coronavirus, who wants to jostle for 60 lifts with 12,000 others?

Are soaring markets and house prices an ‘epic bubble’ about to pop?

QE is fuelling huge speculation with investors trusting central banks will step in if markets dive

Surveyors draft plan to free homeowners from fire safety limbo

Rics seeks to end need for EWS1 form stopping resale or remortgaging despite lack of cladding