Exclusive: Jeff Fairburn, who was forced to leave housebuilder after outrage at £82m bonus, registers ‘credit granting’ business The former chief executive of the housebuilder Persimmon who landed one of the biggest bonuses in British...
Latest Rightmove survey concludes market on ‘much more stable footing’ than many had thought Average house prices have risen by nearly £3,000 this month as the property market continues to resist predictions that the UK’s lacklustre...
Housing is key in this week’s provincial elections after years of soaring prices and government neglect Niki Struving, a 21-year-old student in Amsterdam, sits under an umbrella next to a circus tent, in bitter winds and driving rain....
Average monthly cost of owning 3-bed home is £500 a year less than renting, but the gap is narrowing Homeowners in the UK are almost £500 better off a year than renters, according to new research from Halifax. The average monthly cost of...
Analysis by Local Data Company finds closures in the most affected categories have been offset by new openings in others Hairdressers, dry cleaners and fish and chip shops were among the independent retailers hardest hit by surging...
The former railway worker’s cottage in the Yorkshire Dales has no electricity and is a 20-minute hike from the nearest road. Is that why the asking price has just been slashed by £50,000? Name: 3 Bleamoor cottages, or “Britain’s...
Country Garden’s 2022 forecast is another blow for country’s embattled sector China’s top property developer expects to record a loss in 2022 – its first since the company went public in 2007 – in another blow for the country’s embattled...
Real-estate listing on Zillow showcases home with doorways shaped like caskets, where guests feel ‘a presence’ Searching for a quaint home that’s off the beaten path, where no one can hear you scream? This one’s for you: a $125,000...
Refurbished offices can offer big carbon savings over the traditional approach of demolishing them and starting again A stone’s throw from London’s affluent Sloane Square, a 1980s redbrick facade hides a fully revamped office building,...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as crypto turmoil leads to an "‘orderly wind down’ and ‘voluntary liquidation’ of Silvergate bank UK house prices could be stabilising despite falls, say surveyors Parts of HS2...
Rics data for February shows improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales The UK housing market remains in decline but there are some signs of stabilisation, with an improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales last month, according to...
Former Chelsea FC director Eugene Tenenbaum says proceeds from sale were frozen in line with government sanctions regime A close associate of Roman Abramovich was given permission by the Treasury to sell his Surrey mansion for £16m, a...
Exclusive: Local firms angry as debt-laden supermarket shifts to a single property maintenance provider Morrisons is planning to ditch at least 83 property maintenance suppliers, many based in its home city of Bradford, putting more than...
Building company aims to save £20m, but declines to say how many of its 5,000 workforce will be affected Taylor Wimpey is planning to cut jobs as the housebuilder warned of slowing sales in the latest sign of a downturn in the UK housing...
‘Relay loans’ that can pass on to children follow other moves to make borrowing more flexible In an attempt to stimulate China’s flagging housing market, banks in some cities are extending the upper age limit on mortgages to between 80...
An end to ultra-low rates mean borrowers can only afford smaller mortgages BoE boss says interest rates may have peaked UK house prices fall at fastest annual rate since 2012 Since the turn of the year the news on the economy has been...
Approvals at lowest since 2009 – bar during Covid lockdown – as demand for new homes continues to fall Britain’s mortgage market has contracted for a fifth month in a row, official figures show, as the jump in interest rates that...
Year-on-year February 1.1% decline comes as average price of property drops to £257,406, says Nationwide BoE boss says interest rates may have peaked How rising rates sent the UK housing market into reverse Annual house price growth in...
British Land development will offer up to 3,000 new homes and offices with space for 20,000 workers Just south of a bend in the Thames, a tower block is rising out of the ground, surrounded by several cranes and construction workers. So...
Triple shock of energy, economy and geopolitical issues caused biggest annual decline in ultra-wealth since 2010 The world’s richest people lost a combined $10tn (£8.3tn) last year as they suffered a triple shock – energy, economic and...