Economic news and events


UK house buying demand remains ‘subdued’ amid robust mortgage rates

Some property professionals in the UK are seeing trends towards home buyers looking for smaller, more affordable homes and people moving out of older homes...

Thu, 11/05/2023 - 08:24


UK civil servants to stage fresh strike in pay row

Civil servants in the UK will stage a fresh strike on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and redundancy terms.

Members of the Prospect...

Wed, 10/05/2023 - 05:53


TOP NEWS: UK house prices slip in April but market ‘more stable’

UK house prices edged slightly lower in April from March, a report on Tuesday showed, with almost no annual growth last month.

According to Halifax, the...

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 08:18


UK retail sales increase in April but inflation bites into volumes

UK retail sales increased last month, though there were more signs of consumers being hurt by inflationary pressure, numbers on Tuesday showed.

According to the...

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 05:07


UPDATE: Sunak pledges to deliver on housebuilding policy amid pressure

Rishi Sunak has promised to work ‘night and day’ to deliver, as he comes under pressure over the Conservatives’ dire performance in the local elections...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 14:47


UK PM made ‘major mistake’ in dropping building targets - senior Tory

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ‘major mistake’ of dropping housebuilding targets played a role in the Conservatives’ dire local election results, former levelling up secretary...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 11:08


UK culture secretary blames Tory poll losses on Covid and Ukraine war

UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has blamed heavy Tory losses in the local elections on the pandemic and the Ukraine war.

She also noted the Conservative...

Mon, 08/05/2023 - 06:22


Sunak and Trudeau emphasise UK-Canada ties at post-coronation meeting

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the ‘friendship’ between the UK and Canada, as well as between himself and Justin Trudeau as he welcomed the...

Sun, 07/05/2023 - 09:50


Tory election losses are clear rejection of UK PM Sunak, says Labour

Labour said the Tories’ dire local election results marked a ‘clear rejection’ of Rishi Sunak in his first electoral test as Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer was...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:28


Celebrations in UK as Charles to be crowned during day of pageantry

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries.

Cries of ‘God Save the King’...

Sat, 06/05/2023 - 09:20


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