Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market
We’re worried that the renters’ rights bill will affect lodger licences as well as tenancies
UK regulator wants to loosen requirements for banks to test whether borrowers can cope with higher interest rates
Mortgage lender says short supply and strong demand will push prices higher this year
Average cost of £270,493 is 3.9% higher year on year as buyers try to get ahead of stamp duty changes in April
Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees
Fewer first time buyers have been able to get on housing ladder, Savills data shows
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
Latest-quarter data shows the first dip in rental prices outside London since the pre-pandemic era
Mortgage lender Nationwide says affordability ‘remains stretched’
Andrew Bailey welcomes ‘open public debate’, but cautions that easing rules could lead to more repossessions
Buyers urged to beware of an ownership sector that remains wide open to abuse
UK chancellor favours proposals by financial regulator for banks to take more risks to boost home ownership
FCA chief commits to ‘deep reforms’ on mortgage rules and anti-money laundering checks to help boost economic growth
Mortgages, pensions and investments likely to feel the effects of rising bond yields
Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this year
My parents are helping my partner and I to buy a property
Decline is first for nine months although prices still 3.3% above last year
Unexpected decline interrupts recovery in housing market activity
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FT writers and readers confess their money blunders, bad investments and inane purchases
I plan to keep a property in the UK
Zoopla data shows rise ahead of change to levy regime in April
Landlords in the capital have been passing on higher costs to tenants amid a shortage of properties