Broken ladder: special report

Chancellor George Osborne rejects claims that government policy is leading to a housing market bubble.

House prices are on the rise – usually the symptom of a an increasingly buoyant property market. But some economists are warning that you can have too much of a good thing.

House prices are rising at their fastest since the 2006 peak, according to new figures. But is this good news for people trying to get onto the property ladder?

As a notorious, now regenerated, council estate gets shortlisted for a coveted architectural award – Channel 4 News wonders if this is a sign of social housing en vogue, or a system that is broken.

Conservative MP Mark Field tells Channel 4 News he had not heard of the term “bedroom tax” before last week but that he voted for the policy behind the nickname because it will ease overcrowding.

Home ownership will slump to the lowest levels since the mid-1980s, according to a report by a group representing housing associations.

Channel 4 News has learned that the budget given to new social housing will be reduced by up to 80 per cent and child benefits for the over-16s will be cut. Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.