UK suppliers expect government U-turn on planned cut to energy bill support

Firms told to prepare two sets of rates for units of gas and electricity in March for April bills

How rising interest rates sent the UK housing market into reverse

An end to ultra-low rates mean borrowers can only afford smaller mortgages

Approvals at lowest since 2009 – bar during Covid lockdown – as demand for new homes continues to fall

Year-on-year February 1.1% decline comes as average price of property drops to £257,406, says Nationwide

Decline in retail sales at online supermarket blamed on customers buying fewer items

Values lowered for more than 40% of properties on Zoopla to attract ‘price-sensitive’ buyers

Even the lower projections for the next couple of price caps will not be remotely comfortable for many

Consumers will pay more because 1 April is also date for reduction of government support

Demand for wood stoves is soaring in energy crisis despite research showing their harmful effects

The government’s guarantee scheme is becoming less generous at the same time as £400 discounts stop

For England’s 2,000 homes without mains electricity, daily life is difficult but the cost of getting a connection is prohibitive

Annual rise of £425bn smaller than in previous two years, says Savills as it predicts fall in house prices in 2023

‘The world is ready,’ says campaign after 56 out of 61 firms in trial extend policy

Cost of living has made more than a third of adults reconsider cooking end of week meal, survey finds

How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide