Business

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...

One of Britain’s biggest building societies has tabled a surprise takeover bid for the Co-operative Bank – a deal that would effectively remutualise one...

Europe’s biggest travel operator has revealed that it may seek to pull out of the London Stock Exchange amid continuing questions over the City’s...

Adverts for three airlines have been banned by a regulator for giving consumers a misleading impression of their environmental credentials. The Advertising Standards Authority...

One of Britain’s biggest tenpin bowling venue operators will this week disclose that it has become the latest London-listed companies to recommend a private...

Thames Water has been asked to explain a £37.5m dividend payment made to a parent company. Ofwat, the water regulator, asked the firm to...

The cost of a traditional Christmas dinner will rise on last year, according to a closely-watched report that is also forecasting record sales for...

Thames Water has revealed an 18% rise in pollution incidents during the first half of its financial year. The country’s largest household supplier reported...