UK house prices fall by most in more than two years Increase in stamp duty has helped weaken demand, as average price drops by 0.8% in June, says Nationwide
Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds
Lifetime Isas ‘could lead to savers making poor investment choices’, MPs say Committee says products may not be best use of public money and may have been mis-sold to people on certain benefits
‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm Investors in the Dolphin/GPG ponzi scheme run by Charles Smethurst are angry that more is not being done to recover the €1bn owed to them
Zopa launches current account with cashback and 7.1% on savings Digital bank hopes to tempt switchers with package including in-credit interest and fee-free travel spending
Asos customers banned for being ‘serial returners’ say it is ‘deeply concerning’ Fashion retailer confirms it has closed the accounts of some customers for breach of its ‘fair use’ policy
Rules that protect UK homeowners from repossessions may be scrapped FCA boss says mortgage charter up for review amid pressure from the chancellor to remove red tape for firms
Interest-only mortgage could make comeback as regulator revisits rules Financial Conduct Authority looks at whether the product it once called a ‘ticking timebomb’ can support home ownership
UK energy meter switch-off delayed amid fears over heating and higher bills RTS meters in 300,000 homes to be phased out rather than turned off on 30 June deadline
‘Just reach out to us’: the Nationwide team helping vulnerable customers Specialist team takes about 350 calls a day which may involve issues such as abuse, illness and bereavement
‘Billionaires’ bonanza’: Labour derides Reform plan to offer tax exemptions to wealthy Nigel Farage defends policy to top up poorest workers from £250,000 ‘landing fee’ on rich UK newcomers
Three mobile network seems to want to ‘kill off’ my sick dad The company insists the only way to transfer ownership from him to me is to say he is ‘deceased’
‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’ For many, work starts before sunrise and stretches late into the night, with nearly 270 notifications a day, report finds
Who’s the boss? The ousted car sales tycoon versus his private equity investor Peter Waddell’s rags-to-riches story took a new twist when he was found to have been shockingly abusive at work. He insists he is a victim
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% but hints at cuts to come Governor says rates still on downward path but hard to predict timing of reductions in ‘highly unpredictable’ world