Sir Frederick Barclay threatens to sue twin over Ritz London hotel Tycoon to take action if brother’s family tries to sell property for less than £1bn
Watchdog to act as homebuyers ‘misled and overcharged’ Competition and Markets Authority says it will do all it can to help leaseholders
UK house prices rise at fastest rate for 18 months Increase in home values comes as estate agent Foxtons reports £8.8m loss
Blackstone pays record £4.7bn for student housing firm iQ UK’s largest private property deal agreed as Goldman Sachs and Wellcome move out
Estate agents Countrywide and LSL in talks over £470m merger Tie-up between owners of Hamptons International and Your Move could result in job losses
House prices rise in every region of UK for first time in two years Land Registry figures show annualised increase of 2.2% in December
UK housing boom leads to £2,500 jump in asking prices Average rises to £309,399 due to renewed economic confidence, described as the ‘Boris bounce’
House prices rise across UK for first time since July 2018 Optimism returns to housing market, with some crediting ‘Boris bounce’ for revival
Home ownership among people aged 35-44 has plunged – ONS Adults in their mid-30s to mid-40s are three times more likely to rent than 20 years ago
UK house prices rising at fastest rate since February 2018 Halifax shows rate of growth at 4.1%, partly due to sales delayed amid 2019 uncertainty
‘Beast from the east’ cold snap led to spike in Britain’s emissions UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 equivalent to total output of Niger, data shows
Number of new UK homes registered to be built hits 13-year high Rise of 1% to 161,022 properties in 2019 remains far short of government target
Thousands trapped in limbo by post-Grenfell fire safety standards Mounting confusion about cladding has forced many to rent – or live in unsaleable homes
UK house price growth at 14-month high, says Nationwide January property values are 1.9% higher than a year ago and average price stands at £215,897
UK banks approve highest number of mortgages since 2015 Bank of England could be more likely to leave interest rates on hold amid property upturn