21 h. ago Housebuilders pledge £100m for affordable homes but deny keeping prices high after competition probe

The government will allocate the payment to affordable homes programmes across all four nations, including giving funding directly to devolved governments, the CMA said.

Economics

21 h. ago Business news live: Housebuilders pay £100m after investigation and copper hits record price on tariff threat

Stock markets updates and business news from Wednesday

Economics

32 h. ago Growing number of homeowners who bought in pandemic boomtowns owe more than homes are worth

People who bought homes during the pandemic may have a hard time making a profit or just breaking even if they choose to sell now

Events

42 h. ago Business news live: Two more lenders drop mortgage rates and Monzo fined £21m over crime controls

Stock markets updates and business news from Tuesday

Economics

42 h. ago I'm a property expert... Rob Dix on house prices, mortgage rates, buying tips and his best ever investment

This month Rob Dix takes on our quickfire property questions and gives his views on the current state of the market.

Economics

65 h. ago Mapped: Latest house prices in your area after new data reveals average cost

Experts say soaring house prices are ‘pushing affordability to the limit’

Economics

66 h. ago Average UK house price growth 'flattened out' in June following a dip linked to stamp duty changes

The housing market’s resilience ‘continues to stand out’ following stamp duty changes, Halifax said.

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69 h. ago Business news live: Trump delays end of trade tariff pause and surprise June house prices data

Stock markets updates and business news from Monday

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3 d. ago Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no“The housing crisis is now as big a threat to the EU as Russia,” Jaume Collboni, the mayor of Barcelona, recently declared. “We’re running the risk of having the working and middle classes conclude that their democracies are incapable of solving their biggest problem.”It is not hard to see where Collboni is coming from. From Dublin to Milan, residents routinely find half of their incomes swallowed up by rent, and home ownership is unthinkable for most. Major cities are witnessing spiralling house prices and some have jaw-dropping year-on-year median rent increases of more than 10%. People are being pushed into ever more precarious and cramped conditions and homelessness is rapidly rising. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Edinburgh house prices jump 4% but one area of capital sees 13.9% slide

“The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders continued to demonstrate resilience” – Paul Hilton, ESPC

Politics

5 d. ago The 13 areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest, including one where value has shot up by 17.8%

The areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest have been revealed - with one place way out in front.

Politics

6 d. ago Budapest’s young people are joining the ranks of generation rent | Csaba Jelinek

Sell-offs of public housing and the right’s promotion of home ownership has left too many unable to afford accommodationCsaba Jelinek is an urban sociologist based in BudapestWhen I left my family home to study at university in 2007 and moved to downtown Budapest, housing costs were hardly a topic of conversation among my friends. I rented rooms in centrally located flats for £80-£100 per month. Fast forward to 2025 and a similar room in a shared flat would set you back at least £200 – double the price of 15 years ago. Talk to anyone in their 20s in Budapest today, and the deepening housing crisis will inevitably come up as one of the defining struggles of their lives.The statistics paint an equally grim picture. Between 2010 and 2024, Hungary saw the largest increase of the housing price index among EU member states. While the EU average rose by 55.4%, Hungary’s housing price index rocketed by 234%. Meanwhile, per capita net income only grew by 86% in the 2010s. Budapest, the capit...

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6 d. ago Denny's and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fall

Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year

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6 d. ago Ofsted chief inspector apologises for short notice on school inspection reforms

Sir Martyn Oliver suggested that positive Ofsted ratings can raise local house prices by thousands of pounds because parents ‘value’ them.

Politics

6 d. ago Ofsted boss reveals why controversial new school rating system could affect house prices

Sir Martyn Oliver said Ofsted ratings can change local house prices by tens of thousands of pounds, because parents 'value' them so much.

Economics

7 d. ago Property expert’s four tips for Scots to get on the housing ladder without the Bank of Family

With a whopping 87% of first-time buyers in the UK asking for financial support from their families to get on the housing ladder, property expert Adrian MacDiarmid shares hacks for buying your first home without relying on the Bank of Family.

Society

8 d. ago House prices see biggest monthly fall since 2023 as buyers demand big discounts

A hike to stamp duty bills, a rush of homes for sale and a squeeze on household finances have all contributed to the recent decline in the property market.

Economics

8 d. ago What it now costs to buy a home in every UK region as house prices dip

The average house price across the UK in June was £271,619, according to Nationwide

Economics

8 d. ago Fed chair Jerome Powell blames Trump tariffs for failure to cut US interest rates this year – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS dollar has worst first half in more than 50 years amid Trump tariffsSainsbury’s has recorded its strongest growth since last summer after its Argos chain recorded a big step up in sales as shoppers sought out paddling pools and fans during recent hot weather.The retail group said Argos, its catalogue shop, was able to achieve growth of 4.4% in the three months to 21 June, up from 1.9% in the previous quarter. Comparable group sales, excluding fuel, rose 4.7% on a year earlier.Companies have now expanded production slightly for the fourth month in a row, order intake has ceased to fall, and slightly longer delivery times also indicate that demand is picking up a bit.Against the backdrop of numerous uncertainties - US tariffs, the crisis in the Middle East, and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine - this can certainly be seen as a sign of resilience. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Holidaymakers told 'don't bother' making common mistake that's 'waste of money'

An expert has shared her tips for buying the perfect holiday souvenirs that won't end up at the back of a drawer - and the items you should avoid at all costs

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