The average monthly rent paid by tenants in the UK rose by 9% in the year to February, official figures show – the highest annual…
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Signs of UK housing market recovery as price falls ease
The housing market is expected to stage a recovery in 2024 after average UK house prices fell by only £4,000 last year, according to official…
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Pay growth slowed less than expected in December, prompting predictions the Bank of England could start cutting interest rates later than previously expected. Earnings growth,…
View More UK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wagesUK inflation in unexpectedly steep fall to 3.9% amid lower bread and fuel prices
Britain’s two-year cost of living crisis eased last month as cheaper petrol and less expensive food helped send the annual inflation rate sharply lower to…
View More UK inflation in unexpectedly steep fall to 3.9% amid lower bread and fuel pricesUK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in September
Headline inflation eased again in September, official figures are expected to show this week, while pay growth is slowing. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect the…
View More UK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in SeptemberUK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?
The UK’s annual inflation rate fell from 7.9% in June to 6.8% in July, its lowest level since February 2022, mainly driven by lower energy…
View More UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?How to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sport
These days, keeping up with the news can sometimes feel like a maths exam. We face a constant barrage of figures, whether through national budgets,…
View More How to read the news like a mathematician – from the budget and HS2 to Covid and sportUK inflation: how everyday items and services shot up in price
The UK’s inflation rate fell for a second month in December, dropping to 10.5%. But households remain under pressure as prices continue to rise for…
View More UK inflation: how everyday items and services shot up in priceMore pain to come for vulnerable households despite hopes UK inflation has peaked
Britain’s economy is facing a toxic mix of inflation and recession, amid the worst emergency for living standards in a generation. Despite the cap on…
View More More pain to come for vulnerable households despite hopes UK inflation has peakedUK Covid cases rise by nearly 20% in a week
Covid cases have risen almost 20% in a week, with one in 25 people in England thought to have had the disease at the end…
View More UK Covid cases rise by nearly 20% in a week