BOOT, LSL | London housing rents overtaking the rest of the UK for first time since 2017

BOOT, LSL | London housing rents overtaking the rest of the UK for first time since 2017

INL, KINO | House price inflation picks up again – Rightmove | Fortnight ahead

FORT, VTY, BLV, GRI, NEXS, MBH, BREE, GEN, SDY, SFE, PURP | News – Water companies pledge £10bn to upgrades

KLR, KINO, BLND, SVS | News – Labour pledges to back ‘builders not blockers’

RNWH, HERC | Economic data – construction employment dips but vacancies stable

BBY, ECEL, HOME, GFRD | Construction output rises for sixth quarter but orders fall to two-year low | Thames Water in £700m leaks blitz | Fortnight ahead

GRI, PURP, COST, GFRD, HOME, BDEV, BWY | Agents continue to get less gloomy, RICS | Zero carbon homes on show in the snow

MSLH, PURP, SHED | Economy – House prices slip again, Halifax | News – the return of the 100% mortgage

LSL, PCA, AIRE | Economics – mortgage approvals beat expectations; fixed-rates soften; construction activity rises | News – L&G gives up on modular ambitions | Fortnight ahead

MGNS, GFTU, SHI, DLN | Economics – private housing starts halve in Q1; material stocks and price inflation soften further

BDEV, LORD, WIX, BKG