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Second consecutive monthly increase supported by strong wage growth and easing inflation
Lack of affordable housing collides with growing demand and tighter margins faced by landlords
Watchdog says new rules will protect vulnerable customers
Bank of England survey shows 28.8% increase compared with last year, reflecting sharp rise in borrowing costs
The poultry industry is facing an onslaught of different upheavals that have thrust the once fast-growing sector into crisis
Think-tank says higher wages will be offset by rising taxes and mortgage payments
Ministers drawing up plans to require energy suppliers to increase provision of renewable liquid heating fuels
The young and lower-paid are being priced out of housing lets as well as purchases
Battered by the pandemic and the rising cost of living, UK schools like Newman Roman Catholic College in Oldham are at the front line of a profound national crisis
Industry defend price rises as Britons face highest tariff hikes in Europe
Better than expected figures for August boost recovery hopes
Shoppers choosing to buy less has spooked large groups but costs unlikely to drop even as inflation moderates
Number of live births in England and Wales last year was lowest since 2002
Official data for first 3 months of 2023 supports Bank of England’s view that profit margins not pushing up inflation
Inflation and interest rates are eating into the spending power of the key demographic group, but the impact is unevenly spread
Increased usage down to high inflation and shortage of alternatives, says chief of Britain’s biggest operator
Customers look for higher interest rates on their savings and pay off mortgages
Retail sales growth lags behind inflation rate with a rise of 1.5% in July
Labour calls for a crackdown on ‘bad actors’ as interest-free products rise in popularity
Supply contracts and energy and wage pressures continue to raise producers’ costs
NatWest, Halifax and Virgin Money become the latest home loan providers to reduce cost of borrowing on some products
Decline in cost of items in July adds to evidence that high inflation may finally be easing
Companies rely on ‘resilient consumer’ as post-pandemic cross-border spending jumps
Public accounts committee asks HMRC to speed up its efforts to pair account holders with savings from 2002-11 scheme
Homelessness rising sharply as rental and mortgage costs soar, official figures show
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