Real estate

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt buys £42m London mansion

Deal to buy Holland Park home, which ex-CEO reportedly plans to rent out, is one of string by Americans in the capital

Lauren Almeida

08, Apr, 2025 @1:31 PM

UK house prices slide after rush to beat stamp duty changes

Average price fell by 0.5% in March to £296,699, the steepest decline since March last year, Halifax says

Mark Sweney

07, Apr, 2025 @9:09 AM

UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives

The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensive

Zoe Wood

05, Apr, 2025 @6:00 AM

UK house prices stagnant in March as London struggles

Capital records lowest annual price growth in the country as Northern Ireland races ahead, Nationwide finds

Julia Kollewe

01, Apr, 2025 @7:07 AM

Kamala Harris to speak at Gold Coast real estate conference but not to local media

Former US vice-president will next month take part in a moderated on-stage conversation at the Australasian Real Estate Conference

Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

01, Apr, 2025 @12:40 AM

Australian house prices hit new peak as rate cut drives buyer demand

Tougher conditions for first home buyers – and renters, who are now often spending more than those with mortgages

Cait Kelly

31, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM

Planning changes offer a bright spot for Rachel Reeves – but grey areas exist | Heather Stewart

OBR’s verdict of a long-term 0.4% boost to GDP from fewer building restrictions will have real political impact but there are gaps in funding

Heather Stewart

30, Mar, 2025 @10:02 AM

Housebuilder Vistry pins hopes on £2bn affordable homes promise as profits fall

Company suspends dividend payouts after shares dip by 8% with profits down by more than a third

Julia Kollewe

26, Mar, 2025 @6:29 PM

In Cannes, I saw English councils pander to gilet-wearing property developers – at the cost of their residents | Phineas Harper

Desperate local authorities are seeking private investors to build housing. It may be profitable for shareholders but it’s destructive for everyone else, says writer and curator Phineas Harper

Phineas Harper

26, Mar, 2025 @10:00 AM

B&Q owner Kingfisher urges Reeves to rethink tax rises for retailers

Government accused of increasing retailers’ NI contributions and business rates but aiming to cut tax for big tech

Sarah Butler

25, Mar, 2025 @2:13 PM

Ye of little faith? The tax loophole that turns old pubs into places of worship

A complex corporate network is enabling big landlords to avoid business rates by claiming religious exemption – and costing cash-strapped councils millions

Rob Davies, Michael Goodier and Jessica Elgot

23, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM

Stamp duty: removals firms swamped as thousands of Britons race to complete

Pressure on movers and lawyers as more than 75,000 buyers in England and NI forecast to miss deadline