Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’ Rics surveyors report inquiries from new buyers, agreed sales and house prices were less negative in January
‘I am never off the clock’: inside the booming world of gen Z side hustles More young Americans are taking on side gigs to explore their passions and make extra cash while navigating an unstable job market
UK car breakdown cover: seven top tips to drive the best deal Whether you want the basic safety net or complete rescue package, the bill depends as much on what’s needed as what is included
Apple and Google pledge not to discriminate against third-party apps in UK deal Critics brand deal with regulator as ‘lightweight’ with ‘no legal bite’ as tech giants avoid legally binding measures
EasyJet refuses to honour a promised £472 refund We had to buy a new ticket after an air traffic control outage but the airline is giving endless excuses for not repaying us
Lower-income families face 137-year wait for living standards to double, says UK thinktank Two decades of weak pay growth have left poorer households stuck, Resolution Foundation says, fuelling political unease
Southern Water admits 18-year meter mix-up – but insists we owe it more It kept on billing us for a neighbouring house’s supply although I live alone at my grandmother’s home
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Monzo wrongly denied refunds to thousands of fraud and scam victims Ombudsman found bank wrongly rejected 34% of complaints last year, with NatWest and HSBC close behind
‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month
Price of average UK home passes £300,000 for first time, Halifax says Property prices in January rose 0.7%, the fastest rate since November 2024 increase of 1.1%
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as inflation concerns persist Bank indicates anti-inflation measures in Rachel Reeves’s budget likely to pave way for rate cuts in months ahead
Dubai’s potent lure: the reality behind the real-estate frenzy Bankers and billionaires are flocking to the city where income tax is zero but critics say it ignores money laundering – and pay disparities are huge
Santander takes fresh swipe at City watchdog as its car loan scandal bill tops £460m UK arm brands FCA’s compensation scheme ‘overreach’ as Spanish owner signs surprise $12bn takeover of Webster Bank in US
Getting ready to remortgage? Here’s how to get the best rates With 1.8m fixed-rate deals due to end this year, now’s the time to dig out the details and look at what’s on offer