Ghost of Christmas Future has cheer on houses

The commentators say ‘Bah, humbug' about the fledgeling revival in prices, but this story is heading for a happy ending

Think twice before overpaying your mortgage

Putting your money into high-interest accounts could be a better bet

You are now entering Utopia: welcome to Elmbridge

Worry over housing market as lending falls

Banks and building societies lent about 10 per cent less to homebuyers and remortgagers from previous month

Savills boosted on town and country demand

Estate agent upgrades forecast after market slowdown in town houses and country estate proves less severe than feared

Inflation surge eats into savers' returns

Only a handful of savings accounts promise a real return on deposits when the effect of inflation is taken into account

House prices rising £4 a day

New figures from a leading property website show value of UK homes has grown £39 billion in 2009

House prices rise again to beat expectations

New instructions rose for the sixth straight month in November as higher house prices made sellers feel more confident

Old Spitalfields workshop sells for £3.75m

Taylor Thomson, the art collector, film-maker and daughter of Ken Thomson, Lord Thomson of Fleet, rumoured to be buyer

Rise in mortgages hides ‘two-speed market’

Low interest rates are encouraging those with large deposits to invest, but are also holding back the remortgage market

US housing sector is still on shaky ground

Last month for the ninth month in succession more than 300,000 American homeowners received foreclosure notices

Darling snubs first-time buyers

The Chancellor is accused of using a house price rebound as an 'excuse' not to extend the stamp duty holiday

Clampdown on stamp duty avoidance

The new measure is designed to 'close a loophole and bring all residential properties worth more than £1 million into line'

Northern Rock investors to get nothing

Bank valuer reveals investors will get no compensation as it prepares to take a further £8bn from taxpayers

US homeowner bailout plan may not stop crash

Experts warn that a rise in home foreclosures over the next two years could undermine the chances of a sustained recovery

Trump joins queue for Hamilton Hall flats

Former hall of residence in St Andrews sold for £11 million to developer after fetching £20 million four years ago

Berkeley says homebuyers lack feel-good factor

Managing director says lack of mortgage and 'external economic events' availability continue to be a drag on sales