Millions ‘putting their lives on hold’ as UK sees record rent rises
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions of people have delayed major life decisions such as starting a family because of uncertainty about housing, a poll has found….
UK faces a cost of dying crisis as funeral costs reach record high
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGrowing numbers of grieving families are having to sell belongings, raid their savings or borrow from friends to cover the cost of…
'No child should suffer the indignity, pain and disadvantage of hunger'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe better children eat, the better they learn, the better they do in life. It is a pretty basic formula that we…
Senior Tories demand Bank of England cut interest rates within weeks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England must stop “dithering” and cut interest rates as soon as possible or risk damaging the prospects of economic growth…
‘Everyone cites Covid and Brexit’: number of UK businesses going bust rises 52% in two years
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Company insolvencies soared last year as businesses struggled with the inflation crisis and the long-term impact of the Covid pandemic, new…
Interest rate cuts will soften mortgage blow by £11bn – but Brits still face £19bn rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBank of England interest rate cuts are set to soften the blow of increased mortgage payments in 2024, top economists have said. Read More
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey to be grilled on interest rate hikes' threat to UK financial stability
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBank of England governor Andrew Bailey is to be grilled by MPs over whether hikes in interest rates threaten Britain’s financial stability….
Why you should wait until the Spring to buy a house and the type of home that is surging in value: Nine trends that will define the property market in 2024
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBold interior trends, falling borrowing costs and new opportunities for first-time buyers will bring colour and life back into the property market…
Families with single parents at higher risk of eviction in England, says Shelter
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 70,000 lone-parent households are facing eviction this winter amid warnings that they are “bearing the brunt” of the housing crisis…
10,000 homeowners are at risk of becoming ‘mortgage prisoners’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 10,000 homeowners are at risk of becoming mortgage prisoners as a negative equity “time bomb” looms, new information suggests. Read…