Housebuilding is far below the Conservatives’ manifesto target
The Tories pledged to build 300,000 homes every year but just 204,530 were built in the most recent period.
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House prices have fallen across the world
Prices fell in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in September.
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Higher interest rates mean the end of the party for property
As owners are forced to pay double or triple the interest on their mortgage, many will sell up.
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Rishi Sunak cannot save the housing market
The Prime Minister has done more than most to encourage new buyers into a needlessly overheated market.
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How the housing crisis shaped modern Britain
The country is blighted by landlordism, homelessness and Thatcher’s legacy.
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Could a house price crash tame the UK’s depraved rental market?
What renters really need is more housing supply and more stability.
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UK housing has never been more unaffordable
The average house price is equivalent to more than nine years of average earnings.
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How UK house prices are soaring above wage growth
Since January 2019 house prices have risen by 25.6 per cent – twice as fast as wages.
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