Homes sweet homes: a brick by brick breakdown of housing manifestos

Labour wants to end homelessness. The Tories promise cheap land for councils to build on. And the Lib Dems would give planning power to the people. So which party should you bet your house on?

Strong sales growth at Aldi and Lidl takes their market share to 12%

Shoppers turn to discounters as prices rise following drop in value of pound, and approvals for house purchases fall again

Average asking price for homes in UK hits record high of £317,000

Data sees buyers brush aside Brexit and general election uncertainty to seek bigger properties in school catchment areas

How to build your grand design for a humble price

A pioneering project in Cornwall is laying the foundations for a revolution in the way British homes are bought and built

Weak pound melts the British dream of a place in the sun

Demand from Britons for holiday homes in Spain and Greece has fallen sharply as Brexit uncertainty and the fall in sterling drive house hunters away

Mayor to subsidise ‘naked’ homes solution to London housing crisis

Sadiq Khan adds weight to scheme to construct spartan apartments that will sell for up to 40% less than usual new-builds

Estate agents struggling to find homes to sell, says report

Surveyors say homes prices flat across UK, partly due to buy-to-let landlords deserting the sector after tax changes

The property billboards that reveal the truth about Britain’s luxury housing market

The glossy advertising around high-end building sites in major cities show expensive developments bustling with white thirtysomethings. Who are they aimed at, exactly?

Cheap housing gives Frankfurt and Brussels edge as alternative to London

In the race to replace London as Europe’s financial hub, the high accommodation costs in Paris count against it, study finds

Downplaying Brexit to overseas investors won’t help UK housing crisis

At luxury property jaunt Mipim, Brits are desperate to keep money flowing into UK housing. But Brexit will still see an exodus of construction workers

London to remain a ‘magnet for global super-rich despite Brexit’

UK capital will continue to pull millionaires and billionaires from Asia and Middle East, says report by property consultants

‘Housing should be seen as a human right. Not a commodity’

The boom in luxury real estate is fuelling the housing crisis and ripping communities apart, says UN envoy Leilani Farha

Windfarms aren’t the real reason energy bills are rising. Blame the free market

Complaints about ‘green crap’ have been a convenient excuse for governments unable or unwilling to intervene and cap suppliers’ prices

UK business rates battle hots up as firms challenge government

Rate rises opposed by 17 groups in a letter over clause that could block appeals from small companies

Giggs and Neville skyscrapers ‘threaten Manchester’s heritage’

Government heritage agency says £200m scheme, which includes 153 apartments, would erase city centre’s history