UK house prices rise at fastest rate since 2016, says Nationwide

Buyers take advantage of benign market despite Covid-19 pandemic

UK housesharers seek gardens and living rooms in Covid crisis

SpareRoom also says more people are looking for kindness and empathy in flatmates

Mortgage approvals rise sharply in rush to escape Britain’s cities

Dramatic rise in August upends what is usually a quiet month in the property calendar

Nearly 60% of West End shop rents left unpaid, says major London landlord

Shaftesbury says 20% of flats vacant as Covid-19 prompts professionals to leave capital and international students to stay home

Norfolk, Wiltshire and Cornwall emerge as £1m property hotspots

£1m-plus houses selling at fastest pace since 2014 as home workers seek more space and leafier locations

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