Average rent in Great Britain up by more than a quarter since start of Covid

Rise due to shortage of properties has been worsened by soaring interest rates, Savills finds

‘A buyer’s market’: average £18,000 knocked off UK property asking price, says Zoopla

Average discount stands at five-year high despite ongoing long-term shortage of homes for sale

Andrew Bailey again dismisses speculation about rate cuts, saying fight to bring inflation down to 2% is ‘hard work’

Opinium poll for the Observer reveals the public is unimpressed with Jeremy Hunt’s attempt to woo them by trimming national insurance

The chancellor’s tax giveaway will simply load even more painful spending cuts on to an inflation-devastated public sector

Shake-up will mean people can pay into more than one Isa of the same type, but experts say £20,000 limit should also rise

Consumers report problems using bank’s app on one of the busiest shopping days of year, Black Friday

Fewer online purchases and less high street footfall reported in early trading but retailers remain hopeful as monthly payday looms

Tradespeople taking their vans to Midlands garage say changes to national insurance are a drop in ocean as costs have soared

Spending predicted to be up just 0.4% on 2022 as inflation and Amazon warehouse strikes hit discount event

With national insurance at the centre of the autumn statement, we explain how this complicated UK tax works

Campaigners say the rise comes at the ‘worst possible time’ for struggling customers. Here’s all you need to know about the change

Ofgem increases maximum price suppliers can charge for a typical household’s annual gas and electricity use

A taxpayer, a pensioner, a benefit recipient and a parent explain how the chancellor’s changes affect them – if they do at all

Chancellor cuts national insurance but OBR says UK facing biggest fall in living standards since records began