UK house prices reach new high but growth is slowing, says Halifax

Prices ended 2020 up 6% on the previous year on pent-up demand and stamp duty holiday

Housebuilder Barratt ups sales forecast amid pent-up demand

Buyers seek to complete deals before end of Covid stamp duty holiday

Homeowners get right to extend leases to 990 years with zero ground rents

Stamp duty holiday and Covid-prompted house moves drive mortgage market boom

Buyers in danger of being conned by fraudsters into paying money into their accounts, says UK Finance

Most bullish forecast for 2021 is 4% rise as stamp duty holiday and Covid furlough scheme end

London boroughs take nine of top 20 places, with Leeds and Wolverhampton second and third

Londoners bought homes outside capital worth £27.6bn, largest amount spent since 2007, says lender

Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators show retail sales falling, job losses soaring, GDP growth and stock market stalling

Landlords’ group calls for more government help because of Covid ‘debt crisis’

Rising unemployment, end of stamp duty holiday and Brexit will affect market, says lender

National Crime Agency steps up investigations into suspect funds flooding into UK

‘Race for space’ after Covid lockdown limitations helps housing market rocket

New version of the scheme is subject to new regional caps on prices

Pandemic leaves some people jobless and deferring mortgages, while others have saved more