UK house prices for April show biggest jump for two years

Prices up 5% in three months to April against a ‘particularly low’ level last year, says Halifax

Purplebricks needs to conquer the UK before becoming a world leader

Departure of online estate agent’s chief executive seems to signal reality biting after share price fall

Michael Bruce steps down as chief executive after firm admits it grew in US too quickly

National Audit Office says Chris Grayling’s department ignored businesses based in arches

London experiences biggest slump in a decade but Midlands and north-west race ahead

Just four entries have been recorded on database in the year since its launch, FOI finds

Signs of bounceback in prices over past month, says property website Rightmove

Most profitable housebuilder in UK has been beset by a pay scandal and quality complaints

Drop in March from February but Halifax says UK prices up year on year in first quarter

Slide driven by London and south-east slowdown as Brexit chaos seems to put off buyers

It’s obviously an attempt at a reputation fix, but it’s still a sound principle for help to buy

Contracts will state that 1.5% of property value can be held back until problems resolved

UK is predicted to suffer first fall in prices since 2011 towards the end of this year

New permitted-development rules designed to cut down on red tape are being exploited, causing misery for homeowners

Experts question reliability of figures that show biggest monthly increase since 1983