Coronavirus outbreak will halt 520,000 UK house sales in 2020

Freeze on transactions will cut sales by 38% with wide-ranging knock-on effects for economy, warns leading agency

Duke of Westminster donates £12.5m to NHS coronavirus fight

Gift equates to just 0.1% of Hugh Grosvenor’s wealth, say inequality campaigners

One in nine households get payment holiday but concern grows for their future credit rating

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warned that house sales, prices and rents could slide

Major analysis of coronavirus impact stresses property prices will dip only 3% and then rebound next year

The short-let platform’s business model has been exposed. Bookings have fallen off a cliff but Airbnb simply can’t change tack

Government Covid-19 advice has impact on Persimmon, Barratt, Redrow and more

Property website Zoopla reports viewings and house moves have ground to halt

Lender flooded with requests for payment holidays while valuers unable to inspect properties due to coronavirus

Banks and building societies also warned off charging fees for mortgage holidays as customers spend hours trying to contact lenders

Bills could fall by 20% if system mirrored house price growth over past 30 years, says IFS

Households hit by coronavirus will not lose credit ratings if they delay payments

Tie-up would have created company with 14,000 staff and 1,000 estate agency outlets

From mortgage payments to pension funds, here’s the key information you need to know

Ministry’s move to allow two storeys to be added to blocks aims to boost homeownership