Business

Bosses at Thames Water, the UK’s largest water provider, say the company does not have the money to repay a £190m loan bill due...

The big drop in the rate of inflation meant real wages were growing at their highest pace since September 2021 in the three months...

Rent rises are expected to half next year as asking prices for new rental properties have fallen, according to property website Zoopla. Rents across...

Millennials face being trapped for longer on surging rents, according to a report charting the impact of rising bills on various generations. Estate agency...

The online dentistry firm Smile Direct Club has shut down its global operations months after filing for bankruptcy in the US, leaving customers in...

The fund management group founded by Martin Gilbert, the City veteran, is in talks to absorb parts of the firm jointly founded by Sir...

The fast-fashion giant Shein has held talks with the London Stock Exchange about the possibility of staging a blockbuster public listing in the UK,...

Mortgage lending is set to fall in 2024, with repossessions and the number of households in arrears to increase, according to a forecast by...

Baroness Michelle Mone says she regrets denying her connection to a PPE firm awarded huge contracts during the pandemic – and which is now...

New immigration rules could prevent universities from hiring the best international talent and send a message that the UK is “closing ranks”, higher education...

GB News, the right-leaning current affairs broadcaster, is in talks to raise tens of millions of pounds even as it contends with a string...

The UK’s average two-year mortgage rate has dipped below 6% for the first time in nearly six months. The rate now sits at 5.99%,...

Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI could face investigation by the UK’s competition regulator. The tech giant is a major investor and strengthened...

Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 are facing a “£3bn-plus” class action claim that alleges they used their market dominance to overcharge on up to...

“The last thing I do before going to sleep at night is check the trains to see whether they’re running on time and then...

Cash usage has grown for the first time in a decade as households look to balance their budgets amid the cost-of-living squeeze. Across the...

New family visa rules could leave British citizens with a foreign partner facing greater restrictions on who they can live with than migrant workers,...

The Bank of England has said that UK households and businesses have been “resilient” in the face of rising interest rates – but repeated...

The European Union has bowed to demands from carmakers across Europe and the British government for a delay to the introduction of 10% export...