UK government-backed programme to help buyers with deposits as low as 5%
More no-deposit deals to come after launches this month, say industry figures
High transaction costs mean we’re stuck with a housing market dependent on price growth to function
Allowing Gen Z early access to retirement savings is not going to build more houses
Wage growth has outstripped property price rises, official figures show
Similar trend found in other major UK cities including Birmingham and Manchester in the decade from 2013
Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market
Halifax data points to impact of easing borrowing costs although affordability challenges remain
Property market pitfalls are legion, only matched by a first-time buyer’s naivety and emotion. Forewarned is forearmed
Levy on second homes and buy-to-lets raised from 3 per cent to 5 per cent
With the Bank of England’s lending criteria, they’re likely to achieve little
Higher mortgage rates made it more difficult to get on the property ladder
FT Money wants to hear from readers in a rent or buy dilemma
Scheme aims to get buyers lacking large deposits on the property ladder
FT Money is seeking comments from readers who have taken out such a mortgage or rejected the idea
Rise in mortgage rates and end of Help to Buy make people more reliant on so-called Bank of Mum and Dad
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, here’s my wish list for reforming tax-free saving and investing
Rising prices, high rates and demographics are reversing millennial gains
Why are property prices falling in the UK and rising in the US?
Advisers warn of higher total interest payments and threat to retirement savings
Resolution Foundation says £12bn costs of rising rates have yet to hit most households
Skipton building society launches no-deposit deal for renters
Preference for one- and two-bedroom properties points to impact of rising borrowing costs
Mortgage market stability boosts buyer confidence in spite of falling house prices
Without inherited wealth or a leg-up from the Bank of Mum and Dad, prospective first-time buyers are forced to abandon dreams of home ownership
