Out of the box: councils try innovative projects to provide social housing

Constrained by government and with a lack of funding, local authorities are becoming developers to tackle the homes crisis

Older people to get help to downsize and free up family homes

Housing rethink to incentivise building of sheltered accommodation to encourage older people to sell large houses

Greenwich Peninsula redevelopment to be crowned with £1bn glass landmark

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava unveils spectacular London building that will sit on top of renamed tube station

UK postcodes with highest burglary rates revealed

Ilford in east London has highest burglary rate in UK, says Moneysupermarket, after analysing insurance quotes. Where’s lowest? Northern Ireland

The radical model fighting the housing crisis: property prices based on income

Community land trusts battle gentrification by linking house prices to local wages rather than the market rate. But can this growing movement for ‘permanently affordable’ homes really ease Britain’s housing crisis?

The Guardian view on the housing crisis: right to rent

Editorial: For too long councils have been unable to build for rent. The housing white paper should bring them in from the cold

Why UK cities must make homes affordable to key workers

There were stark warnings this week about the financial and social effects of teachers, nurses and emergency workers moving out

UK office construction forecast to plunge after Brexit vote

Half of planned developments in central London likely to be postponed with a 30% to 40% decline across the UK, warns Savills

Virtual realty: can a computer game turn you into an ‘evil’ property developer?

Delaying repairs to save money and dehumanising your tenants ... Adam Forrest becomes a virtual landlord and learns some interesting – and depressing – lessons

Business leaders urge government to tackle UK housing crisis

Incentives for older people to move from large houses, expansion of rental sector and more building are needed, says CBI

London housing: Sadiq Khan research brief recognises need for overseas investors

The mayor’s search for better evidence on an emotive issue shows that he knows foreign buyers have been made an easy scapegoat

Mark Carney’s critics must let him do his job, says Virgin Money chief

Jayne-Anne Gadhia says with Bank governor’s future now settled he should be left to help steer the UK through Brexit

UK house price growth slows as demand cools after Brexit vote

Average house prices increased by 0.3% in September, following a 0.6% rise in August

London mayor launches unprecedented inquiry into foreign property ownership

Exclusive Sadiq Khan tells the Guardian he will carry out ‘the most thorough research on this matter ever undertaken’ amid widespread concern over rising housing costs and gentrification

Gentrification is a global problem. It’s time we found a better solution

Today we begin a new series looking at the impact of gentrification and rising housing costs all over the world – and the ways some cities are trying to tackle this global phenomenon