Yahoo Finance

UK markets closed

FTSE 100
7,204.55
+14.25(+0.20%)
FTSE 250
22,931.66
+14.61(+0.06%)
AIM
1,234.19
-7.18(-0.58%)
GBP/EUR
1.1800
-0.0061(-0.51%)
GBP/USD
1.3760
-0.0036(-0.26%)
BTC-GBP
43,919.31
-591.92(-1.33%)

The wish list from business ahead of Rishi Sunak’s speech

As UK faces spiralling raw material costs, staff shortages, and rising energy prices, here is what CEOs want from chancellor

Bank of Mum and Dad handed out record £10bn to first-time buyers
The Bank of Mum and Dad will help half of all first-time buyers this year, with the average contribution hitting £58,000.
Read more »
News
AFP
China to expand property tax trial to check speculation
China is set to expand pilot property tax reforms, state media reported, as the government battles real estate speculation in the world's second-biggest economy.
News
The Guardian
Are UK house prices ever going to crash? We ask the expert
Are UK house prices ever going to crash? We ask the expert. Social geographer Danny Dorling says the cost of buying a home will fall, one day – but what’s harder to predict is when