22 h. ago The 5 best places to be born, grow up and grow old in the UK, where houses are still affordable

The best places in the UK in which to be born, grow up and grow old have been named.

Politics

3 d. ago Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins

Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own

Society

4 d. ago Private island where £3million mansions are the norm has houseboat up for sale

Oliver Couchman, 49, believes his three-bedroom houseboat is the 'most affordable' property on the Thames, which buyers could bag for just £49,000.

Economics

4 d. ago Tube drivers on £72,000 ‘can’t afford to buy a house in London', says RMT boss

Union leader Eddie Dempsey says a £72,000 salary is “not out of this world” given London’s house prices

Economics

5 d. ago More than 150 new homes to built as riverside transformation plans announced

Over half of these will provide affordable housing

Politics

5 d. ago Tube drivers are striking 'because they can't afford a house in London' on £72k salaries, union boss says

As it entered its fourth chaotic day on Wednesday, Eddie Dempsey, the general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union gave a surprising reason for the strikes.

Economics

5 d. ago Striking tube workers ‘can’t afford houses in London’ on current salaries

Striking tube workers ‘can’t afford houses in London’ on current salaries  The Independent

Society

8 d. ago Our charity could have lost thousands due to Thames Water delay

It took a year and a half after we paid for installation for the company to connect our refurbished propertyI work for a charity providing affordable sheltered housing for older people. In January 2024, we began refurbishing a building that was bequeathed to us.We paid Thames Water to connect a water supply in February 2024. It wasn’t until November that it informed us that it would need permission from Transport for London (TfL) to close part of the road. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Two arrested over claims of 'cash bribes' to help people jump housing queue

City of London Police suspect hundreds of affordable housing homes in Barking and Dagenham have been fraudulently allocated over four years after claims cash bribes were accepted

Events

1 week ago 5 of the UK's best value property hotspots, including 'absolute bargain', with houses from £97,000

The average house price in the UK has soared by an incredible 227% since 2000, from £82,197 to £269,079.

Economics

1 week ago Sun, sex, but no sangria? The Balearics’ booze crackdown might just save their tourist industry | Dimah Ajeeb

The islands say they no longer want to be Europe’s cheap, consequence-free party playground. But is the move upmarket working?Last summer, Spain’s Balearic Islands launched one of Europe’s toughest crackdowns on alcohol-fuelled party tourism. In popular resorts such as Magaluf in Mallorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza, tourists spilled out of bars at dawn, clutched cheap bottles from late-night shops, and treated entire neighbourhoods as giant open-air nightclubs.Local people were fed up. Noise complaints, violent brawls and clashes between residents and intoxicated tourists became routine. Rents rose while longstanding neighbourhoods became hollowed out into seasonal party zones. Pilar Hernando, from Palma, Mallorca told Reuters in 2024: “Prices go up, rents go up, everything goes up except salaries.” Hernando had to move into a caravan owing to the lack of affordable housing. Average rents have risen 158% over the past decade in the Balearics, with Palma now among the most expensive ci...

Politics

2 w. ago News | Patrizia and Fabrix tie up for £100 million London affordable housing drive

News | Patrizia and Fabrix tie up for £100 million London affordable housing drive  CoStar

Economics

2 w. ago Factory activity shrinks as US tariffs bite; UK house price drop – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsNationwide also expects income growth to continues to outpace house price growth.That would mean that housing affordability should continue to improve, if gradually.Borrowing costs are likely to moderate a little further if Bank Rate is lowered again in the coming quarters.This should support buyer demand, especially since household balance sheets are strong and labour market conditions are expected to remain solid. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Trump wants to ax an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities

President Donald Trump and House Republicans want to cut new funding for a housing grant that many rural areas rely on to help fund affordable housing

Politics

2 w. ago New Zealand’s house prices are finally falling. Could this happen elsewhere?

Prices have dropped by up to 30% in some parts of the country – but experts say obstacles to home ownership remainThree years ago, New Zealanders would have it found it almost impossible to imagine the country’s sky-high house prices falling.The market was deemed one of the least affordable in the world, with house prices nearly nine times the average income and supply dismally low. Desperate first home buyers were being squeezed out of the market by cashed-up investors. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago The 14 best commuter towns in the UK, with good quality of life, excellent job prospects and affordable houses

The best commuter towns in the UK for 2025 have been named.

Society

3 w. ago Two Greater Manchester areas named among UK's best commuter towns

They offer affordable house prices, short commute times and a good quality of life

Politics

3 w. ago Muir Timber Systems awarded LAR Housing Trust contract at Port Edgar

Muir Timber Systems has been appointed to deliver the timber kit supply and erect package for LAR Housing Trust’s latest affordable housing project at Port Edgar in South Queensferry.

Events

3 w. ago People Make Glasgow tower refurb sparks row over need for affordable homes during city housing crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Shelter warned the housing emergency in Scotland's largest city was getting worse due to a chronic lack of affordable accomodation.

Events

4 w. ago Four sisters told they can't build £400k 'affordable' houses next to each other

The scheme for four affordable homes on the edge of Cardigan, to all be occupied by members of the same family, have been refused again

Economics