Housing market

Jonathan Rolande

September house prices to be 'flat to slightly down'

Downtown Binzhou is a target area for the initiative

Ad Feature Trade-in housing models to stabilise China's housing market

Zoopla has revealed the UK's top 10 most affordable towns for families

UK's top 10 most affordable towns for families according to Zoopla

Norwich has been named The Sunday Times Best Place to Live 2026

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026 guide released

First‑time buyer average age has climbed from 29 to 34 since the 90s

The average UK house price is now more than £300,000

Average cost of UK home hits milestone

The average UK house price was £271,068 in December, says the Nationwide Building Society

Housing market sees ‘softer’ end to 2025 as prices fall by 0.4%

Property experts at Rightmove have offered their predictions for the UK market in 2026

House prices to rise in 2026 plus good news for first-time buyers too

With a giant fibreglass shark nose-diving through its roof, a house in Headington, Oxford, became an iconic art installation as well as a terraced home in a desirable area.

Rightmove's top 25 viral homes of the last 25 years

Research of 2,000 adults who don’t own a property found 51 per cent worry they'll never step foot on the property ladder

Half of first-time buyers worry about getting on the property ladder

Artist rendering issued by Universal Destinations & Experiences of the first Universal theme park in Europe. Picture: Universal Destinations & Experiences

Business News: Trump pauses tariffs as British Steel crunch talks held

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Major stamp duty changes coming into force - what buyers need to know

John Lewis profits rise.

Business in 2 minutes: John Lewis profits up but no staff bonus

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.

Top business stories in 2 minutes: High Street firms' £1bn taxes blow

Property sold and for sale signs. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

How much the average house costs where you live: all UK regions listed

Lad escapes damp rental that made him 'sick' - and lands London home

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Average rent asking prices outside of London hit a new high - analysis
🏠📈 Average rents outside London have hit a record high of £1,316 as the housing crisis rolls on
Alex Nelson

People look at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in London (Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert tips for first-time homebuyers as mortgages jump 61% in 5 years

Nationwide Building Society will pay customers £100. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Breaking Bank to pay customers £100

A pedestrian walks past a shuttered jewellery store with a closing down sale poster in the window in Chesterin August 2020 (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

When was the last recession? UK enters recession as economic woes grow

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'Dutch-style' mortgages are coming to the UK - but what are they?

The 25 most confusing terms when it comes to property

Zoopla House Price Index: Property supply reaches six-year high with sellers accepting less for their home

Zoopla warns £18,000 asking-price discount is fuelling 'buyers market'

House prices have dropped by 3.9% on average across the entire country - but here are the local areas which have bucked the trend and actually saw price increases. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Ranked: local areas with biggest increase in house prices

How did Michael Burry first make his money to start investing?

A pedestrians looks at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents' in Windsor, west of London, on July 29, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

What was happening the last time house prices fell like they have now?

Mortgages terms are the amount of time over which you agree you will repay your lender (image: Adobe)

Explainer Long-term mortgage deals: can they solve first-time buyer woes?

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes house prices data every month (images: NationalWorld)

Explainer Are house prices falling near you? Check with our interactive tool
ONS figures show house prices are up 17.2% in a year in one area of England, while in parts of London, Scotland and Wales prices have plummeted by as much as 15.8%.
Henry Sandercock

The affordability of renting a home has hit a 10-year low, according to analysis by Zoopla. Composite image: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld/AdobeStock.

Explainer Rental affordability crisis explained in 6 charts

The Halifax HPI for October has been released (images: Getty Images/Adobe/NationalWorld)

Explainer First annual decline in house prices since 2012, new figures show

Nationwide publishes its latest analysis of the UK property market every month (images: Getty Images/PA)

Explainer Nationwide predicts property market downturn after mortgage turmoil

Zoopla’s House Price Index suggests the market will not slow as much as feared in 2023 (images: AFP/Getty Images)

House price inflation cooling at ‘slower rate’, Zoopla research finds

Leeds Building Society could take your Netflix subscription into account when considering your mortgage application (image: Adobe)

Mortgage applicant credit scores ‘could be boosted by Netflix’

UK house prices have fallen month-on-month but remain much higher than pre-Covid times(image: PA)

Rightmove House Price Index shows first-time buyers face record prices

Downsizers are flooding into the housing market amid the cost of living crisis (images: Adobe)

Downsizing up by ‘over 50%’ amid cost of living crisis, Savills says

Most of the top 10 most expensive coastal locations are situated in the South West (images: Adobe)

Top 10 most expensive seaside towns revealed by Halifax

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Six ways to prepare for rising mortgage rates, according to Which?

Experts from the industry have given an insight into what effect Jeremy Hunt’s new Spring Budget will have on the UK housing market.

What does spring budget mean for housing market? Zoopla forecast

With the Bank of England hiking interest rates, mortgages have become much more expensive (image: NationalWorld)

Explainer Mortgage overpayments explained - how they can save you money

Michael Gove has told developers that they must commit to fixing fire safety defects in high-rise buildings or face being banned from the housing market. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Developers must sign post-Grenfell fire safety contracts or face ban

Buying a house has got much harder for first time buyers over the last 12 months, according to Nationwide analysis (image: Adobe)

Nationwide reveals UK’s most affordable areas for first time buyers

These towns and cities have had the biggest average price rises since 2021 (images: Adobe/NationalWorld)

20 places with the biggest house price increases in 2022

Stamp duty is a tax on property purchases (image: Getty Images)

Stamp duty explained - what autumn statement changes mean for you

Martin Lewis urges house buyers to be aware of soaring interest rates

Zoopla says rents are rising at the fastest rate for 13 years - but what does the official data say?

Are rents really rising? The data on UK rental prices explained

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