Osborne Boost Triggers £1bn Housebuilder Sale

The owners of Britain's biggest provider of retirement homes are inviting sovereign wealth funds to table £1bn-plus takeover bids just as the Government relaxes planning rules to trigger a housebuilding boom.

UK-wide property to outperform London, analysts forecast

House price increases across the UK will outperform those in London in 2015 for the first time in six years, housing analysts predict.