Landlords slash rents by up to 20% as tenants quit city centres in pandemic

‘Race to suburbia’ and a lack of foreign students see rental demand plummet in wake of Covid-19

Calls for Covid evictions ban to be extended in England and Wales

Fears that end of protection could lead to homelessness and spread of coronavirus

Queen’s property drops in value by £500m after rental receipts decline

Coronavirus forces revaluation of Crown Estate as retailers and tenants struggle to make payments

UK cities should work for the people who live in them, not for distant shareholders

Covid-19 offers the perfect chance to rebuild urban centres so the benefits stay local, says Neil McInroy, chief executive of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies

Confidence in UK housing market at four-year high, say estate agents

Pandemic-driven stamp duty cuts and lockdown has increased demand for homes with gardens

Hope for some, heartbreak for others as house prices go through the roof

With pent-up demand and the stamp duty holiday sending the cost of homes soaring, we look at the groups and sectors that stand to gain or lose out

Thousands of UK flat owners can’t sell due to fire safety holdup

After Grenfell, mortgage lenders insist on a specialist EWS1 survey that can take years to provide

Competition watchdog investigates major housebuilders over leaseholds

Barratt, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Countryside face action from CMA

Pent-up demand after Covid lockdown fuels UK house sales surge

Rightmove says more homes are selling within a week than at any time in the past 10 years

UK house prices hit record high after easing of Covid lockdown

Average price soars to £224,123 in August, says Nationwide building society

The Guardian view on house prices: a return to boom and bust

Editorial: Even as the economy sinks, the property market keeps surging. It sounds like good news, but is more likely a disaster in the making

HSBC curbs sales of low-deposit mortgages

Lender tries to reduce unexpectedly high demand in blow to first-time buyers

UK mortgage demand nears pre-Covid level amid stamp duty cut

Bank of England figures show consumer borrowing up in July as coronavirus lockdown eased

More UK homebuyers turn to ‘bank of mum and dad’ as Covid crisis bites

Family and friends will support nearly one in four purchases in 2020, against one in five last year

UK housing demand soars since end of Covid lockdown

Roomier rural houses are selling quickest, says Zoopla, with buyers prioritising space