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The housebuilder said it was ‘mindful’ that some buyers may defer transactions until after the autumn Budget in October.

The online ticketing platform reported UK consumer net ticket sales of £2.1 billion for the six months to the end of August.

Iceland has confirmed it will open a store on the Falkland Islands, becoming the first UK high street brand to operate there.

The retailer reported underlying first half losses of £89 million, up from £34 million a year earlier.

Last month, Next upgraded its profit guidance for the second time this financial year.

The government has recruited Alan Lovell, the industrial veteran, to chair British Steel months after it was formally taken into public ownership.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary was heavily criticised after he said it was ‘absolutely’ appropriate to compare competitor airlines to “rapists”.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news England’s sensational run to the third-fouth playoff in the Men’s football world cup, and the heatwave, both affected the UK economy in July, the ONS says. But…

Brent oil was quoted at 105.51 dollars a barrel.

Most economists are expecting gross domestic product (GDP) to have shown no growth in July.

The Dublin-based carrier revealed 39% of investors voted against pay plans that could see the firm’s top boss pick up at least £129 million.

Sales growth was driven partly by price rises in response to the higher cost of whey.

Hospitality bosses warn the move could put jobs at risk

Angela Eagle, the new environment secretary, held her first face-to-face talks with Thames Water bosses this week as Britain's biggest water utility and the creditors trying to rescue it seek clarity over Andy Burnham's…

Serie A was the creme de la creme in the nineties and noughties. Maldini, Totti and Gattuso were household names everywhere from the hills of Naples to the streets of Salford.  But that global prestige has waned and our…

Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by consumer group Which? If you’ve recently opened a tin of mackerel and thought there was something fishy going on, you…

Crystal Palace FC have agreed to buy the 27-acre HSBC Sports Ground in Beckenham, South London, in a move that will allow the club to significantly expand their training facilities. The HSBC grounds, which currently…

Back in the 1960s, British sports cars ruled the world. From the Lotus Seven to the Jaguar E-Type – not forgetting the venerable MGB – they were almost as big as the Beatles. Today, we seem to be falling out of love…

TransUnion is overhauling its credit rating system in a bid to make it "clearer, more transparent and informative".

Manchester United have banned 685 season ticket holders for reselling their seats but insist that the crackdown is not a cash-grab by the club. It follows an investigation by United chiefs that found “unusual activity”…

Claridge’s has suffered a loss of just under £10m as the iconic London business warned government tax hikes were taking their toll. The five-star Mayfair hotel, which opened its doors in 1898 before expanding via a five…

Our politicians all agree on the need for economic growth, yet none of them seems to have even worked in the private sector let alone actually run a business. Should we be surprised that growth continues to elude us,…

Tennis player Taylor Fritz has accused US Open supplier Wilson of misleading players over the quality of their replica balls. The American player, who was beaten by Francisco Cerundolo in the third round of the US Open…

Prices in the US rose 3.4% in the 12 months to August, according to the latest official figures.

Apple has taken its "biggest gamble in years" by launching its first-ever flip phone, according to experts at Uswitch.

London has spent years building one of the world’s most sophisticated fintech ecosystems. Its strength comes not only from technology, but from the combination of capital, financial expertise, regulation, legal…

RGM Security is a word-of-mouth success story that has won co-founding sisters Gemma Moses and Rebecca Rees-Jones acclaim and new customers in a traditionally male-intensive industry

The UK economy’s surprise summer growth spurt is set to be “blown away” by a spike in energy prices and a recent surge in the cost of borrowing, economists have warned the government. Fresh figures revealed on Friday…

Britain’s pubs have few more committed defenders than Sir Tim Martin. The Norwich-born businessman founded JD Wetherspoon in 1979 when he bought his first pub in Muswell Hill, initially named Martin’s Free House.  Since…

Gerald Holtham suggests that it time to cut the 3.75% that the Bank of England pays out on the lenders’ reserves There are increasing calls for a windfall tax on banks (Taxing the banks: what Europe’s windfall levies…