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Average price for a home drops by 0.1% to £271,079 in August compared with July, according to NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices unexpectedly fell in August as high mortgage costs dampened activity.The average price for a home drop…
East Midlands passengers to check in for travel on their phones and will be automatically charged the best fares at the end of dayA new pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system that tracks passengers’ locations as they travel is to be trialled in England fo…
Critics of the legislation want the government to water it down, but for many employees change can’t come too soonWhen Seamus Foley took a job on a zero-hours contract at a board games bar in London two years ago, the flexibility it offered was appeali…
Users of the salary advance service marketed by their employers say it was all too easy to slip into debt‘Financial wellbeing’ app targets low-wage workers with high-interest loansWhen Andy, a server in Pizza Express, found himself in financial hot wat…
Critics concerned as Wagestream offers loans of up to £25,000 to workers at Pizza Express, Asda and others‘The app’s like candy’: Wagestream borrowers’ concernsLow-wage workers are being offered a controversial new type of high-interest loan of up to £…
As a new academic year begins providers say national insurance rises and food price inflation has forced up pricesParents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s n…
Proposals for autumn budget would mean expanding national insurance to include rental incomeProperty tax threat ‘is slowing down housing market’The Treasury is reportedly considering a tax on landlords that will target income from rents in the autumn b…
Talk of the chancellor looking at a new levy on expensive homes or removing CGT exemption is making buyers warySpeculation that the chancellor could announce new property taxes in her autumn budget is likely to slow down an already price-sensitive hous…
CEO Michael O’Leary ‘makes no apology’ for airline’s policy and says monthly cap of €80 will also be removedRyanair will pay airport staff increased and unlimited bonuses of €2.50 for every non-compliant carry-on bag they take from passengers, the airl…
Typical annual bill to increase by just over £35 to £1,755 from October when Ofgem raises government price cap by 2%Business live – latest updatesEnergy bills will rise more than expected for millions of British households this autumn as a result of th…