Apparently, 63 per cent of us believe the solution to an ageing population and an increasingly short housing supply is for older relatives to move into the family home.

Returns from cash savings are crushing parents' hopes of helping their children to get a foot on the housing ladder, as interest rates are outstripped by house prices over the long term.

UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July and were 3.9% higher than July 2012, according to Nationwide

More than 40% of retired renters are former property owners and pay £423 a month in rent on average

Two former New South Wales Labor Party ministers facing potential criminal charges and long jail sentences

1 in 5 parents say they are using their own retirement savings to fund children’s deposits

David Beckham is among those set to receive money back from failed building projects

Forecasters predict we will enjoy another bout of scorching weather by the end of the week

Spain is the favoured destination for 1 in 4 holiday home buyers

House being sold by Saudi prince who demands all potential buyers sign confidentiality agreement before viewing property

Lib Dems split over support for cabinet colleague

Chancellor George Osborne should be braced for slowing growth after the next general election, a leading economic forecaster warned today.

One of the architectural questions of the age will be answered at the Third Test, which starts at Old Trafford on Thursday. Come the close of the first day, it should be known if there is a point to The Point.

The public want politicians to feel their pain as incomes fall behind inflation – and to know what they are going to do about it