BankingSoaring immigration is fuelling Britain’s housing crisis, says Bank’s chief economistMay 9, 202498High levels of immigration are fuelling Britain’s housing crisis, according to the Bank of England’s chief economist, who blamed skyrocketing...
MortgagesCan anything stop Britain’s bonkers housing market?May 9, 202472For Simon Rubinsohn, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the crucial difference between historic house price crashes and the...
BankingThe charts that point to a summer interest rate cutMay 9, 202497Falling gas and electricity bills are the main driver, with a 12pc drop in the energy price cap that is...
BankingWhy Revolut is asking suspected scam victims to take selfiesMay 9, 2024130After the customer had typed this into the chat, Revolut lifted the restrictions on their account.“I am glad to inform you that...
MortgagesRishi Sunak faces a ‘reckoning’ as 900,000 brace for mortgage risesMay 9, 202467Rishi Sunak faces a “reckoning” at the polls as 900,000 homeowners brace for mortgage rises before a possible November general...
EconomyMigration failing to drive economic growth and made housing crisis worse, warns reportMay 8, 2024114Karl Williams, of the CPS, said: “Traditionally, the Treasury and much of the rest of Government have modelled immigration as...
EconomyCorbyn economics guru urges Starmer to borrow and spend moreMay 5, 202478The Government has sought to stem the rise in benefit payments by tightening the criteria for people who say they...
FundsWhy your super-rich fund manager is facing oblivionMay 5, 2024107“It’s been tough for the industry to remain relevant through all the change,” says Martin Gilbert, who founded Aberdeen Asset...
EconomyHow regulators bind Britain’s most valuable industry in red tapeApril 30, 2024115The concerns stem from recent figures showing the increasing amount of compliance burdens companies have to deal with.According to Ms...
EconomyRolls-Royce scales back plans to build nuclear factories in UKApril 27, 202498Instead the engineering giant will now buy its heavy pressure vessels from a third party supplier.The large, metal components sit...