Vital mortgage reforms needs to help the first-time buyer

The government must not penalise those trying desperately to get a first foot on the property ladder

The right side of the tracks

The St Pancras Chambers development is headed by Harry Handelsman, the man behind Manhattan Loft Corporation

Developers ‘grab’ gardens to build new homes

The designation of gardens as brownfield land is splitting communities and leading to fears of overdevelopment

What the main political parties say about housing policy

Forget the expenses row — how do the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour plan to solve the housing shortage?

Animal magic does the trick

If you’re looking for permission to build in the countryside, a herd of just half a dozen alpacas can sway councils

Kenwood Place luxury flats may show the direction of the market

The top end of the London property market may be the first to show signs of recovery, agents say

A guide to the property market in Clapham, South London

This area is good and bad in parts — but the arrival of the East London Railway should further boost its popularity

Holiday homes on the Costa del Sol escape demolition

Bargain hunters are returning to the Spanish market as news emerges that thousands of illegally built homes will not be razed

Homes for sale on the high-speed rail link to the Kent coast

Proximity to the new railway line has already had an effect on local sales, estate agents say

Focus on property in Alnwick, Northumberland

This highly rated historic market town borders a wonderful coastline and fabulous countryside

Bargain hunters return to the Costa del Sol

Discounts of up to 40 per cent are encouraging British buyers back into the Spanish property market

Is No 1 Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, just too far for Londoners?

It’s billed as the ideal home for City workers, but is this new waterside development simply too far to commute?

Focus on property in Preston

England’s newest city is surrounded by wonderful countryside and is undergoing a £750 million regeneration scheme

Must I declare the incentives on my new-build home?

The developer is offering to pay our legal fees and stamp duty — do we have to let the bank know?

£90,000 “surf pods” go on sale in Boscombe, Bournemouth

These Sixties-style beach huts have been transformed into new-wave hideaways by Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway

Is the regeneration of Elephant & Castle finally on its way?

After a decade of delay, the details of the planned transformation of London SE17 still have not been agreed

Brief encounter: commonhold property

I know commonhold has been around for about five years, but how has it fared and what are the drawbacks?