cost of living crisis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Chancellor is reportedly considering a proposal to spread stamp duty payments across several years in a bid to drive growth and boost the housing market. …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation hit 3.8 per cent in the year to August, according to official data, sending a warning to Bank of England officials…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain is facing a deepening hunger crisis with more than 14 million people going without food because they can’t afford it, shocking new…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK house prices fell unexpectedly in August amid growing calls for property taxes to be reformed in the Autumn Budget.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain’s long-term government borrowing costs have been sent soaring to 27-year highs, ramping up pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to calm fears over…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Treasury is reportedly considering a tax on landlords that will target income from rents in the autumn budget. Read More  

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe expansion of free childcare schemes could inadvertently push up the price of already sky-high nursery fees, according to a new report. …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteParents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s national…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions of British households will see higher energy bills from October after regulator Ofgem increased its price cap by 2%, in a…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost 290,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in 2024-25, according to House of Commons library analysis.  Read More