Cuddly croissants to cute coffee cups: food-themed toys are a Christmas hit
Retailers say adults and children are snapping up food plush toys as market as a whole remains subdued
UK Christmas shoppers will pay more for less this year, say economists
Cost of festive season is up almost a quarter in three years, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research
Average asking price for home in UK drops by £7,000 in December
Prices usually decrease at this time of year but fall is greater than 20-year average owing to high mortgage rates, says Rightmove
Tenants in Britain ‘hit by highest increase in rent for a decade’ last month
Estate agent Hamptons estimates rise of 10.2% year-on-year means people paid record £85bn in rent this year
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‘A very British thing’: UK gets creative to try to keep Christmas card tradition alive
As prices rise, more people are buying only for close relatives and friends, or getting out the glitter glue and making their own
Average UK two-year fixed mortgage rate drops below 6% to six-month low
Data shows cost of borrowing still falling from highs of summer, with five-year fix also down
South East Water paid £2.25m to shareholders despite £18m losses
Cost of debt rises for firm that left thousands of customers without running water in summer
UK house prices rise again as easing of mortgage rates tempts more buyers
Monthly increase of 0.5% in November comes as average price of property goes up to £283,615, says Halifax
Nationwide rescinds ‘work anywhere’ policy and tells staff to come to office
Exclusive: building society overturns previous CEO’s policy, with employees asked to come in for 40% of their contract from January
DWP errors leave more than 200,000 pensioners £1.3bn out of pocket
Report concludes government failed to fix basic mistakes and civil servants ‘asleep at the switch’
Millions will struggle to heat homes this Christmas, says UK’s National Debtline
About 2.7m will have to choose between buying food or presents as cost of living crisis bites
London borough of Richmond is ‘happiest place to live in Great Britain’
Access to huge parks, restaurants and transport links plus a Ted Lasso-factor lead area to top Rightmove’s ‘happy at home’ index
Shoppers cut back on non-essential items to add to UK retail gloom
Businesses bank on ‘last-minute flurry of festive frivolity’ after Black Friday fails to give November lift
UK shoppers warned not to buy or eat fake Wonka and Prime bars
Food Standards Agency says hygiene and labelling laws may not have been followed