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George Osborne's buy-to-let tax hikes sees fifth of London landlords set to offload property
National Landlords Association data shows big increase in London landlords planning to sell.
UK interest rates: Home loan borrowers rush to remortgage ahead of Bank of England hike
Council of Mortgage Lenders reports sharp rise in remortgaging activity as rate hike looms.
UK housing: Millions more face higher rents in 'perfect storm for a major renting crisis'
CEBR predicts 7 million renting households by 2025 as high house prices keep first-time buyers locked out.
UK housing: Why you should bank on builders Barratt, Berkeley and Bellway
Brexit worries and a construction slowdown should not deter you from investing in housebuilders.
London housing crisis: Devolve stamp duty to mayor to solve property shortage, says report
London Housing Commission launches final report on how city can build 50,000 new homes a year.
UK house prices growing strongly but affordability and higher supply issues loom
Halifax and Nationwide house price reports show solid growth amid ongoing imbalance between supply and demand.
'Rent trap' catches aspiring first-time buyers who paid over £40,000 to landlords in five years
Shelter says high rents and house prices keeping renters from buying their own homes as landlords cash in.
UK housing: 'Cut stamp duty for buyers of energy-efficient homes,' says thinktank Policy Exchange
Organisation says the UK has the least environmentally friendly housing in Europe with highest rates of fuel poverty.
First-time buyers suffer sharp increase in mortgage size as house prices soar
House price rises seeing first-time buyers becoming more laden with debt than before.
Starter homes: 79% of councils do not think they should count as affordable housing
Town and Country Planning Association poll shows council opposition to government housing bill.
Buy-to-let rush to beat stamp duty hike forces estate agent housing supply to 14-year low
National Association of Estate Agents reports fewest number of properties per branch since 2002.
House-building in England hits seven-year high, but Shelter brands figures 'not good enough'
Government data shows increase in housing starts and completions, but they're still not enough to match demand.
UK housing: Rents rise as supply of private rental property drops in January
Association of Residential Letting Agents reports fewer rental properties per branch at start of 2016.
Barratt Developments sees half-year profits soar by 40% to £295m on UK house price rise
According to Halifax, house price growth increased to 9.7% in the year to January.
EU referendum: What a Brexit means for the residential property market in the UK
UK housing market underpinned by strong demand and weak supply, but London property may suffer.
English Housing Survey: The rise of Generation Rent and workers relying on housing benefit
Latest English Housing Survey from Communities Department reveals grim trend.
Landlords reap bumper returns as rents and house prices soar
Your Move and Reeds Rains buy-to-let index say rental returns best since November 2014.
London property: Chelsea garage doubles guide price to fetch £360,000 at Savills auction
Single-story garage off Brompton Road in west London listed for auction at £180,000.
UK housing: Renting parents forced to move often 'putting huge pressure on family life'
Shelter survey shows the pressure parents are under having to move often and pay high rents.
London housing crisis: Give mayor power to seize commercial property for new homes, says report
Policy Exchange think tank calls for more powers for London mayor to compulsorily buy commercial land.
UK housing: Buy-to-let boom sees mortgage lending to landlords hit post-crisis high in 2015
Council of Mortgage Lenders says buy-to-let lending for house purchases jumped 25% in 2015
UK house prices: Headline growth slows but north east property stuck below pre-crisis peak
ONS house price index for December 2015 shows 6.7% average growth, down from 7.7%.
Housing Bill: Lib Dem peers will try to block Tory 'pay to stay' plan for council homes
Tim Farron says Lib Dem peers will try to block 'pay to stay' and 'right-to-buy' for housing associations.
Property market 'hits ground running' in 2016 as UK house prices accelerate
Rightmove reports average house price hitting new high despite increase in supply of homes for sale.
First-time buyers will spend £53,000 on 'alarmingly unaffordable' rent before buying a home
Rising house prices shutting aspiring first-time buyers out and making them rent for longer.
UK house prices: Property prices in Bournemouth rocket amid 'silicon beach' hype
Your Move house price index says Bournemouth property values grew 2.9% in January.
Mortgage arrears fall to 11-year low as Bank of England holds down interest rates
Council of Mortgage Lenders says rate of mortgages in arrears is lowest since 2004.
UK Housing: Buy-to-let surge driving up house prices ahead of stamp duty hike for landlords
Rics says supply increasing but intensifying demand from landlords putting pressure on house prices.
Bank of England fueling house price rises and making UK wealth inequality worse says S&P
S&P report concludes low interest rates and QE will widen wealth inequality in the UK.
Right to Buy: Practice of selling high-value council houses is 'extremely questionable' say MPs
Extending Right to Buy scheme to housing associations is to be funded by sale of expensive council houses.