Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit

Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budget

UK small business owners: have your hiring practices changed recently?

We’d like to hear from UK small business owners who, in the past few months, have paused staff appointments

Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves

The rise in NICs, Trump’s tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellor

Santander mortgage cap jumps by as much as 24% as bank eases lending rules

Some higher-earning couples with smaller deposits could borrow extra £130,000 as a result of overnight changes

Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years

Lower mortgage rates have helped cool rental sector after years of above-inflation increases in rent, data shows

Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?

Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligible

Waiter brings legal action against the Ivy over share of tips and service charge

Restaurant chain paid worker £97 out of a £31,600 pot and is accused of failing to clarify how payments were calculated

How a viral post led to Juurnee, a travel site matching passengers with helpers

Companions can have part or all the cost of their flight covered by someone who needs assistance

UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons

Plans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructure

Homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month

July yields fastest rate of UK house price rises this year, says lender

Cheaper mortgage rates and rising wages helped to push monthly growth to 0.4%, according to Halifax

UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?

Base rate reduction to 4% will hit some savers, but people with tracker home loans will see immediate benefit

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates

Quarter-point reduction expected, with City investors predicting a three-way split among rate setters

The Guardian view on the London Stock Exchange: its struggles are symptoms of a broken growth model

Editorial: The chancellor and the CBI have plans for reviving the institution. Neither will tackle Britain’s pitifully low levels of business investment

Neil Woodford and his investment firm fined almost £46m over fund failings

FCA also bans former star stock picker from holding senior manager roles and managing funds for retail investors