Fourth increase in two years will also apply to second class when new prices come into effect on 2 April

Number of mortgage approvals jumped to the highest level since October 2022 in January this year

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as annual UK house price growth returns to positive territory for first time in over a year in February

Average cost of a home increased to £260,420 in February, up by 1.2% on a year earlier, says Nationwide

 

Stations secure all-time high price of £65 a kWh for 2027-28 financial year in ‘capacity market’ auction

Speculation is rife Jeremy Hunt could introduce a 99 per cent mortgage scheme

Multimillionaire Gary Pilnick was excoriated on the internet, especially as cereal prices have risen 28% over the last four years

Shoppers helped by falling energy costs and supermarket competition as meat, fish and fruit prices drop

A conference this week will discuss a market being transformed by green energy, LNG and milder winters

A Newsmax host read a live disclaimer fact-checking Donald Trump after his rally in South Carolina on Friday 23 February. “The [former] president mentioned in his speech the 2020 elections. Newsmax as a network believes the results were legal an ...

Concerns that ‘draconian’ plans, which are intended to prevent confusion among shoppers, would push up prices

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has given an update as households will see a drop in their energy prices

Mild winter and falling wholesale gas prices lead to lower level, in boost for household finances

The Mayor of London is setting aside £123 million to keep prices as they are until March 2025

Premiums have soared but data appears to show numbers don’t add up

Petrol is up 3.2p a litre and diesel 4p a litre as fuel tankers are forced to avoid the Suez canal

Rishi Sunak has accused Vladimir Putin of setting off an “energy and food price bomb”. The prime minister was announcing his government’s three-point plan to support British farming when he made the comments on Tuesday 20 February. â� ...

Competition and Markets Authority launches full-scale investigation after finding costs have risen