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Ultra-high rents were previously a rarity. Last year they became almost commonplace

Default of property developer so closely linked to government would be blow to economic confidence

Years of budget deficits have forced financial hub’s government to look further afield for revenue

New branded residences, international schools and a growing tech scene are leading the Andalusian hotspot’s reinvention as a year-round place to live

‘Stark’ divergence between UK capital and rest of country comes as affordability pressures weigh on buyers

Hostility from locals and governments, rising property prices and escalating running costs are changing the landscape for holiday home ownership in Europe. Can adapted models, modes and buyer attitudes forge a friendlier path ahead?

Halifax data points to impact of easing borrowing costs although affordability challenges remain

Record number of deals in 2024 comes despite sharp fall in international student numbers

From Gen Z urban Africans’ frustrated ambitions and development density disputes in Sydney to tackling ‘heat islands’ and community-splitting highways. Plus improving refugees’ lot; natural flood resilience; how the ‘15-minute city’ became politicised; and rethinking places of worship

Demographic changes and costs are making religious groups reinvent places of worship

Judge says Iya Patarkatsishvili and husband are due ‘substantial’ damages after London property affected by millions of insects

US consulting firm is latest company to boost office space in sign of hope for UK capital’s commercial property market

If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing

Latest-quarter data shows the first dip in rental prices outside London since the pre-pandemic era

Is socialising the only way to fill in the information gaps left by a tenancy agreement? Currently in England the balance of personal knowledge favours landlords — but the renters’ rights bill promises to shift the power dynamic more than an after-work pint

The UK has tinkered with taxes on foreign buyers for a decade — but has it actually helped locals?

Company says high interest rates ‘tempering’ UK housing recovery

The weird financial dance between Taiwanese life insurers and US homebuyers

Employers and cities offer subsidised rent to woo labourers who powered economic transformation

Mortgage lender Nationwide says affordability ‘remains stretched’