House viewings are permitted during the latest Covid-19 restrictions, after the market was effectively closed between March and June last year. In spite of the economic shock the pandemic had…
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House prices up 8.5% in 2020 amid tax holiday
UK house prices climbed 8.5% in 2020, the highest annual growth rate since October 2014, according to official figures. The average UK house price reached a record high of £252,000…

Neil Woodford relaunch plans spark call for inquiry
Mr Woodford's flagship fund was wound up in 2019 leaving small investors with big losses. Campaigners said 300,000 people had been left "scrabbling to make ends meet" by the collapse.…

Exports Rise 6.16% in January; Trade Deficit Narrows to $14.54 Billion
Growing for the second consecutive month, the country's exports rose 6.16 per cent year-on-year to USD 27.45 billion in January 2021 following healthy growth in pharma and engineering sectors, according…

Electric car battery plant plan for Coventry Airport
Coventry Airport could be the site for a 'gigafactory' - a plant to manufacture electric car batteries. Securing the factory could create thousands of jobs and attract up to £2bn…

KPMG boss Bill Michael quits after ‘stop moaning’ row
The UK chairman of KPMG has resigned following a row over comments he made at a meeting on Monday. Bill Michael had told consultants to "stop moaning" about the impact…

O2 fined £10m for overcharging customers
Mobile network O2 has been fined £10.5m by telecoms regulator Ofcom for overcharging its customers. For eight years, some customers who were leaving the network were double-charged some fees on…