Buying a house can be enough of a headache without the constant stress of the possibility of the broken 'chain' phenomenon.

Nothing the government said in the Budget will aid the housing market. A toothless bunch, the market has recovered through hard work and honest advice from estate agents, not the policies or schemes that the government has introduced in recent years.

Lending to first-time buyers surged 74% during March in a rush to beat a deadline for the end of a stamp duty concession, figures showed today. The...

Property chains are already showing signs of crumbling due to the government's stamp duty hikes, estate agents have warned. Chancellor George Osbor...

The cost of moving house has risen at a faster rate than house prices have themselves over the last decade, a study has suggested. Since 2001, the ...