Annual price growth hit 10% in November, up from 9.9% in October, according to Nationwide indexHouse prices in the UK continued their upwards climb in November, reaching double-digit growth again as demand remained strong after the end of the stamp dut…
Average UK house price rises by £25,000 in a year
Cost of a home climbed in every region in 12 months to August, with prices in London rising to £526,000The average cost of a UK home increased by £25,000 in the 12 months to August, official figures show, with rises recorded in all regions.The annual r…
UK house price growth slows as end to stamp duty holiday looms
Impending halt to tax break on Friday cools market to 0.1% growth in SeptemberUK house price growth slowed in September as economists said the looming end of the stamp duty tax break had cooled the market after a period of extraordinary growth.The aver…
Can I use my Australian property to increase the money available for a UK deposit?
I want to buy a flat or small house, have £55,000 in savings but the price of housing in Bristol is highQ I own properties in Australia. That in itself is complicated as they are owned jointly with my brother but once I can visit Australia after the pa…
What are the tax and mortgage implications if I buy a flat with my son?
I would pay a £100,000 deposit and want to own two-fifths and leave my share to him in my willQ My 30-year-old son is paying so much in rent that he is struggling to save a big enough deposit to buy his first flat. I have some spare cash and am happy t…
Sorry, kids: house prices aren’t going to stop going through the roof
HSBC analysis gives a good half-dozen reasons why buying a house will not get easier for years – which is very bad news for most British youngstersAnyone hoping for a property crash is going to be sorely disappointed. The main element of Rishi Sunak’s …
Taylor Wimpey profits show what a waste Sunak’s stamp duty giveaway was | Nils Pratley
The housebuilder and its rivals did not need help from the taxpayer to get through the pandemicFrom where Rishi Sunak sits, he might regard Taylor Wimpey’s bumper set of first-half figures as a triumph of policymaking. The chancellor threw subsidies at…