More people to join ‘ultra-rich’ than finish London Marathon

Another 43,000 individuals will amass fortunes of more than $30m by 2023, says report

Is it cruel to set up nets that prevent birds nesting?

Jeremy Vine and Chris Packham were among those protesting against a property developer’s use of nets in a hedge to keep birds away

Osborne’s plan to assist first-time buyers has created colossal windfall profits. The Treasury deserves some of that money

Flagship policy of former government drives up firms’ profits along with house prices

Nationwide says house prices dipped 0.1% in February from January to average of £211,304

Housebuilder says it has yet to see any signs of Brexit-related slowdown in demand

Builder condemned for making massive gains from taxpayer-funded programme

UK’s richest man had battled for six years to secure planning permission in New Forest

Online estate agent announces departure of both UK and US heads after second downgrade

Expectations, demand and sales expectations all down in latest market snapshot

Biggest monthly drop since April comes while annual growth slows to 0.8% – Halifax

Older people benefit from a raft of tax reliefs, while Generation Rent has been dealt a bad hand

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Italy stumbles back into recession

Average price up by 0.1% – the smallest annual gain since February 2013, says Nationwide

Aberdeen and Cambridge suffer sharpest falls since 2016 Brexit vote