Private rents in England hit record high during coronavirus lockdown

Median rent was highest in London – at £1,425 a month – according to ONS data

Bet365 founder Denise Coates tops list of UK’s biggest taxpayers

Entrepreneur Stephen Rubin and James Dyson are second and third, says Sunday Times

House prices predicted to rise by 2% in UK – with the north leading the way

Property site Rightmove says northern prices will rise in 2020 as London starts to bottom out

Which? reveals its pick of the best supermarket luxury mince pies

Panel blind-tests 11 premium mince pies – and picks M&S as the favourites

London property prices fall as much as 15% as Brexit effect deepens

Average price in Wandsworth dips more than £100,000 with falls of up to 15% in capital in 12 months

Buy a home, get a car free: offers galore as London estate agents struggle to sell

Incentives including stamp duty subsidies of £150,000, iPads, sound systems and travel deals launched to lure buyers to purchase in capital’s affluent areas