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Risk of inflation ‘exaggerated’ says economist
The risks to real household spending from rising inflation are grossly overstated, a senio...
February mortgage transactions still above 100,000 fuelled by remortgaging and first-time buyers
Estimated gross mortgage lending hit £18.2bn in February with buoyant transaction levels ...
Employment rate at highest level since 1970s
Employment in the UK rose in the three months to December 2016 to nearly 32 million people...
Unemployment at 11-year low as labour market shows Brexit resilience
Unemployment in the UK fell by 52,000 to 1.6m in the three months to November 2016, while ...
Housing market recovery patchy since EU referendum – BoE
The market has continued to rise in a patchwork effect across the UK, following the shock ...
Sterling rises as unemployment rate holds steady
Employment in the UK reached a record high in the three months to August, while the jobles...
HMRC tax take hits £540bn fuelled by high employment
HMRC’s total year-on-year tax receipts have grown by £17.5bn or 3.3% to £540bn, runnin...
UK employment figures keep rising to hit record high
The number of people in work is up since the start of the year, bringing the total in the ...
Skipton renews lending criteria for FTBs and max loan sizes
Skipton Building Society is easing employment history criteria for first-time buyers while...
UK weekly wages up year-on-year
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 2.2% in the three months to Janua...