Blackstone sells 3,000 homes worth £405m to UK’s biggest pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme acquires shared ownership properties from US private equity group
The Guardian view on record payouts for CEOs: the way they live now Editorial: The latest High Pay Centre report confirms the persistent and damaging culture of entitlement at the top of business
Climate crisis helped drive payouts to seven-year high, say insurers Weather-related claims hit £144m in second quarter of 2024 and total payouts rose by 5% to £1.4bn
Compensation for water customers in England and Wales to double Government sets out measures to help households and businesses as it cracks down on failing utilities firms
FTSE 100 chief executive pay reaches highest level on record Bosses of UK’s biggest companies are now paid 120 times more than average full-time worker in some instances
Nationwide offers free dementia clinics at 200 branches Building society joins forces with Dementia UK to offer guidance on health and money support
Repossession claims in England and Wales at highest in five years Both bank and landlord cases rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, despite tough cycle of interest rate rises
Heatmaps show UK homebuyers look most at artwork and furniture before making decision Zoopla puts average viewing time at 49 minutes, as eye tracking study shows focus on mirrors and plants, not floors and walls
Jobs market and pay growth are cooling off, large UK employers and recruiters warn Survey reveals net fall in permanent jobs last month amid lengthening slowdown in employment market
Ocado starts trial selling everyday products in refillable packaging First phase of trial starts this month and includes rice and pasta
UK pensions shake-up proposes traffic-light scheme ‘Green’ pensions would indicate value for money, with the plan requiring employers to help 16m workers with pensions get best deals
Why does Rachel Reeves want to copy Canada’s pensions model? There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment
UK house prices ‘to rise through rest of year’ after jump in July Halifax says average property price in July was £291,268 as lower mortgage rates expected to lead growth
Our FlixBus to Paris will not be stopping in Paris After we booked our trip, the arrival time and terminus were changed – but we weren’t offered a full refund
What can I do about my mortgage now the base rate has been cut? It was good news for homebuyers as interest rates finally went down. But it has raised a lot of tricky questions for them