Interest rates live: Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but UK growth downgraded
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but UK growth downgraded - Bank MPC votes to cut borrowing costs but also slashes ...
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Landlords face £6k bill to meet higher energy efficiency standards on rental homes by 2030 under government plans
Landlords will have to meet a higher standard of energy efficiency across their rental properties by 2030, under plans ...
Five vital Bank of England charts as UK growth is downgraded and inflation is forecast to rise
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has posted a 78-page report outlining its musings on the future for inflation ...
UK construction activity tumbles in January, hit by housebuilding, PMI shows
Activity among British construction firms shrank sharply in January, marking the first contraction in almost a year, ...
Stocks rise as traders await Amazon earnings and UK rate cut and US jobs data
US stocks rose on Thursday as investors digested company earnings and awaited e-commerce giant's Amazon (AMZN) results due ...
How flawed data is leaving the UK in the dark
Trouble at the Office for National Statistics means policymakers cannot rely on key economic numbers, including on employment ...
Now is a good time to buy, survey of first time property buyers suggests
A third of first-time buyers think now is a good time, compared with 16% in December 2023, the Building Societies Association ...
'I stood in the rain watching my house burn - the images will never go away'
A mum-of-five was left homeless after her house was destroyed in a blaze caused by a common household appliance. Mandy Ebury ...
Gilling Castle set to be converted into retirement flats
Gilling Castle in North Yorkshire - a country house and former public school - is set to be converted into luxury retirement apartments.
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Interest rates fall to 4.5 per cent – will your mortgage get cheaper?
For a full year now, the base rate has been at four per cent or higher; having been at one per cent or lower for over a ...
Families' agony as developers destroy 'every bit of nature' levelling 20 mature trees without notice in nearby wood - but police insist no crime has been committed
Locals in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, were left horrified when chainsaw-wielding workers levelled the one-acre grove by chopping ...
Mortgage rates to fall as Bank of England cuts interest
The Bank of England have announced it is cutting the UK’s base interest rate to 4.5%. As a result, the cost of borrowing is expected to fall to its lowest point in more than 18 months. The base rate ...