UK property market lacks spring bounce but a crash is unlikely It’s reasonable to expect a fall in nominal house prices of at least 10%. That’s a chunky fall – and a welcome one
UK shoppers warned of delivery app markup on supermarket goods Which? finds a basket of items speedily delivered by Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats can cost a third more
New account pays 9% interest as UK savers offered highest rates for more than a decade Building societies offer rates over 7% – but deals have strings attached and are limited to existing members
Eurozone inflation falls to 6.1%; Brexit a ‘historic economic error’; US private payrolls rise – as it happened Eurozone inflation eased more than expected last month, as former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers warns Brexit helped to drive up UK inflation
UK mortgage lending hits record low in sign of housing market stress Bank of England data shows sharp dip in borrowing as Nationwide says house prices falling at fastest annual rate since 2009
British households on prepayment meters risk missing £130m of energy bills support Low redemption rate for vouchers sent to prepay customers by post or email under government scheme
Almost 800 UK mortgage deals pulled as concerns mount over interest rate rises Number of residential deals down by almost 7% in a week, in echo of crisis that followed Liz Truss mini-budget
‘I feel constantly watched’: the employees working under surveillance Monitoring software has become more common since the pandemic – but are activity scores the best way to measure productivity?
UK banks shortchanging savers with ‘measly’ rates, says Which? Some instant access accounts as low as 0.1% despite Bank of England’s 4.5% base interest rate
Heat pumps: more than 80% of households in Great Britain ‘satisfied with system’ Exclusive: England, Scotland and Wales survey reports similar response to people with gas boilers
Agreed house sales in UK at highest point this year, says Zoopla But property website warns that rebound in activity could be hit by rising mortgage rates
UK food bills: can you really save money if you buy frozen? Some experts claim heading for the freezer will cut costs and help save the planet. Here’s how the figures stack up
Is it worth playing the waiting game in the hope of a better mortgage deal? As costs rose yet again last week, with a warning to expect 5%-plus fixed rates, we look at the options for homebuyers
Sure Start director says childcare reform is for UK economy not children Naomi Eisenstadt, first programme lead, says there is lack of attention on what childcare is actually for
Social media sites are wild west for shopping fraud, says UK bank Firms ‘should contribute to refunds’ as two-thirds of online scams now originate in Facebook and Instagram