According to a recent survey from the Bank of England (BoE), mortgage demand falls from a measure of -35.3 in the third quarter to -34.8 in the last quarter....
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26th Aug 2026 | Updated at 11:02am 26th Aug 2026
Nearly half of Britons believe wealthy have a duty to give to charity
Almost half of the British public believe high-net-worth individuals have a duty to donate to charity, according to new research unveiled at the third Giving and Impact Summit, where more than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, business leaders...
Former RAF pilot steers CAB through turbulent turnaround
A former Royal Air Force fighter pilot who once flew Tornado jets at supersonic speeds is now navigating a different kind of high-pressure environment: the financial markets.Neeraj Kapur, 60, chief executive of CAB Payments, is leading a turnaround...
Following the footsteps of JD Sports executive chair Peter Cowgill, SSA Investments, the family office of B&M CEO Simon Arora, sold 40 million shares overnight at a price of 585p. Earlier, Sports executive chair Peter Cowgill surprised the market...
Some companies in UK are now planning to launch a four-day working week, leading to questions of how they work and what their main benefits are. Arguments have raged for years over how long the working week should be, with some believing that...
UK families have suffered the sharpest fall in the amount of cash available with them to spend for almost eight years due to high inflation and rising energy bills. The index, which measures households’ overall perceptions of financial wellbeing,...
The Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders has said he wanted more information about the impact of the new Coronavirus variant - Omicron, before deciding how to vote this month. He said it might slow the British economy, however, it could...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to cut income tax by 2 pence to the pound or slash rates of Value Added Tax (VAT) before the next election, says a...
A prominent survey reveals high export sales have helped the UK services sector record another strong month of recovery. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for UK services gave the industry reading of 58.5 in November, a modest...
Six more energy firms in UK face closure before Christmas, thereby throwing hundreds of thousands of households on the brink of losing their energy supplier....
A UK think tank has said that all-night city rest centres should provide night-time workers with “dignity” and shelter from bad weather. In a new report, Autonomy called on employers to collaborate with local authorities to fund safe spaces...
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that the business model used by collapsed supply chain financing firm Greensill Capital is causing a “high...
