Vibrant areas for young workers who plan to rent while saving for a deposit and then get on the property ladderThe new 100% mortgages for first-time buyersThe common property rite of passage for graduates and career-focused...
Read MoreInfluential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of...
Read MoreRachel Reeves’s upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesHouse prices in the UK increased in February as Rachel...
Read MoreExclusive: 13 mainly northern MPs say a new system should better account for higher house prices in south-eastMore than a dozen Labour MPs have written to Rachel Reeves calling on her to scrap council tax, as the chancellor...
Read MoreResearch finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of societyIt would take the average earner in the UK 52 years’ worth of earnings to become as wealthy as the...
Read MoreTreasury officials consider shake-up which could see tax paid by sellers of homes worth more than £500,000Business live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe government is considering a new national property tax...
Read MoreMove hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to the housing ladderBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has rolled out looser mortgage rules that policymakers hope...
Read MoreOBR says average income of 3.2 million families affected by benefits cuts will drop by £1,720 a year in real termsThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has delivered her spring statement, and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...
Read MoreRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest UK inflation reportFirst UK inflation increase of year forecast in setback for Bank of EnglandA rise in inflation to 2.3% shouldn’t create ‘panic...
Read MoreRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the first cut in UK interest rates since 2020Bank of England cuts interest rates to 5% in first reduction since March 2020The pound is weakening as traders...
Read MoreRightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of marketThe average asking price for a UK home remained near its record high in June, with the housing market maintaining its...
Read MoreAverage price of a home dipped by 0.1%, says Halifax, bringing cost of typical property down to £288,688Business live – latest updatesUK house prices held steady in May underpinned by rising wages and an increase in economic...
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