Home buyers have an “opportune moment” to negotiate a bargain in 2024 after house prices fall. Widespread expectations of a major fall in values has
Demand for “pre-loved” goods has surged as the cost of living crisis prompts people to save by buying second-hand items, a study reveals. Britain’s pre-loved
Once, used items for sale were merely “secondhand”, passed from one person’s hand to another’s. Then they became “vintage”, an aspirational rebranding with intimations of
Cebr CEO Nina Skero says inflation is nearing its peak in the US, UK and euro zone, but will remain elevated for “quite some time.”
The Chancellor warns us that spending cuts are coming. He should be careful how far he pushes this. I question the wisdom of letting corporation
An energy price crisis, the threat of blackouts during winter, and a land war on European soil – 2022 has brought back many events that
Fresh data from the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimates that the impact of this year’s rail strikes so far is £251 million because
After a blizzard of media interviews to reassure jittery financial markets over the weekend, Jeremy Hunt sat down with Treasury officials to discuss how to fill the
The most urgent challenges we face as a country are growing our economy and tackling climate change. So often portrayed as competing priorities, they are
“There is no doubt that we are still in a crisis situation,” Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor at the Centre for Economics and Business Research
Overall index falls by -1.1 points House value metrics for the past 30 days (-5.6) and next 12 months (-4.5) fall, bringing down overall index
Homeowner anxiety about house values has cancelled out any reassurance from the Government’s freeze on energy bills to drag down consumer confidence for another month,
According to a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles will have an
Homeowner anxiety about house values has cancelled out any reassurance from the Government’s freeze on energy bills to drag down consumer confidence for another month,
The cliff-edge date is a key part of the Government’s Net Zero move. But the switchover to electric vehicles would cost around £400billion, dwarfing the environmental benefits of
The Western media is full of stories of China’s impending collapse. Attention is drawn to lockdowns enforced by militia with automatic weapons in Shenzhen; home buyers
Plummeting global gas prices have slashed the cost of the UK’s energy price cap and may ultimately reduce the monthly subsidy to zero, greatly alleviating the strain
Octopus Energy is close to clinching a takeover of stricken rival Bulb in a deal that will crystallise up to £4bn of losses for British
House prices fell in September, with some experts saying property values may have peaked. Property prices fell by 0.1% between August and September, according to the
Rates are predicted to hit at least a 20-year high and house prices to tumble by nearly eight percent, say experts. The Centre for Economics
Did Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget cut your taxes? What seems like a simple question to anyone scanning the long £43bn list of tax giveaways in the
Kwasi Kwarteng is set to meet with the UK’s bank and building societies after the mortgage sector took a blow following the government’s mini-budget announcement. The chancellor
The average five-year fixed-rate mortgage on the market has breached 6% for the first time in 12 years, as the crisis in the lending market
Mortgage rates are set to hit a 20-year high while house prices will dive almost 8%, experts say. Rates have already topped 6% – the highest for
Soaring mortgage rates will cause house prices to fall by 10pc over the next two years, one of Britain’s most high-profile estate agents has warned.
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget will add far less to the country’s deficit than his critics suggest, according to a leading think tank. A hostile reaction
Since no one else is doing it, let me try to put the case for the defence. First, most of the individual proposals in the
This week’s Tory conference could be the most febrile since the early 1980s, when the wets laid into Margaret Thatcher’s economic policy. Her famous retort,
From today 29 million households will be paying more for their energy — just as the temperature dips and the nights draw in. Dual fuel
Liz Truss received a huge boost to her energy bailout plans, after new forecasts predicted the cost to the Treasury might only be half of
Plunging gas prices will mean that Kwasi Kwarteng’s massive support package for energy bills costs £30bn instead of £60bn, according to new forecasts that predict he will
Douglas McWilliams, deputy chairman of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), has an interesting comment on the ill-fated mini-Budget announced by Kwasi Kwarteng (pictured above).
ONE of the country’s leading economic think-tanks has described estimates that Kwasi Kwarteng’s package of tax cuts in last week’s mini budget could cost £45bn
Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng met the head of Britain’s independent fiscal watchdog, whose analysis they previously spurned, in a bid to reassure markets
Last week’s mini budget has played badly both in the financial markets and in the opinion polls. The normal rule in these things is that
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng received a glimmer of support today after a leading think-tank said his package of tax cuts will be less of a burden
Drrect travel spend efficiencies result in savings of $24B or 8.38% of direct travel spend made by large companies in the US Digitalizing expenses could
Last week Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a package of tax cuts aimed at getting the economy going. So what does it all mean for your finances?
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng revealed a tax cut for millions of workers as he reversed a previous National Insurance hike. And he also brought forward a planned cut to the
Tories have warned that Scotland risks “being left behind” if SNP ministers at Holyrood fail to match the tax-cutting proposals being introduced in the rest of the UK.
Tories have warned that Scotland risks “being left behind” if SNP ministers at Holyrood fail to match the tax-cutting proposals being introduced in the rest of the UK.
Nicola Sturgeon has been warned Scotland faces a ‘brain drain’ if the SNP refuses to match Conservative tax cuts being implemented in England. Three former economic advisors to the Scottish Government,
Scottish Conservative MP John Lamont urged the Scottish Government to adopt similar “radical” proposals following Changes to income tax included in Friday’s mini-budget included a cut in the basic
Tories have warned that Scotland risks “being left behind” if SNP ministers at Holyrood fail to match the tax-cutting proposals being introduced in the rest
Scotland faces a mass exodus of high earners to England unless Nicola Sturgeon follows suit on Downing Street’s planned cuts to income tax, economists and business leaders
Nine million low and middle-income earners will be hit by a £46billion ‘stealth tax’ after the Chancellor failed to reverse a draconian four-year freeze on
Three former economic advisers to the Scottish government have warned that the country faces a flight of high earners and wealth creators to England unless
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s stamp duty changes will be heartily welcomed by struggling first-time buyers and would-be movers, desperate for some help in the face of soaring interest
Buy-to-let investors are ready to quit the market. Rising interest rates, soaring bills and tighter regulations mean it is harder than ever to be a
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