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

Britons are out of pocket despite being told they would get double-digit returns from German company

Average cost in December, at record £252,000, may also reflect changing property choices in pandemic, says ONS

Prices of detached properties increased three times faster than those of flats, according to mortgage lender

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

Developer identifies 26 multistorey buildings that may be affected

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

Pandemic buying boom fuelled by stamp duty holiday loses momentum

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

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

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

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

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

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