Second-home planning bill stalls at second reading, with MP saying ministers blocked it

Andrew George's bill would require planning permission to convert homes to second or holiday use, but it stalled on Friday at second reading. News Team · 1 min ago

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Sunday Money: Monolithic Power Systems Shares Soar 19.59%

Monolithic Power Systems shares surged 19.59% this week as chip and cable names rallied, while crypto majors and AI darlings took a…

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Government says payroll savings reach over half a million more workers

Employers including BT, M&S, Veolia and Home Bargains join a payroll savings coalition, and the FCA sets out how opt-in schemes and…

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Regulations give England’s leaseholders stronger rights to challenge service charges

Five sets of regulations laid in Parliament give over three million leaseholders in England stronger service charge rights, phased from April 2027…

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IBM Stock Is Trading 26% Below Its 52-Week High — Is This a Buying Opportunity or a Warning Sign?

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Nvidia CEO Physical AI Trend: Jensen Huang’s Big Bet on the Next Industrial Revolution — and What It Means Now That He’s Gone

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Applied Materials Beats on Q4 Earnings – Shares Fall Anyway

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Cisco Revenue Forecast Lifted Again to $75.8bn on AI Boom

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Rate paid on new savings deposits rises to 4.42% as mortgage costs edge up

Banks and building societies paid 4.42% on new time deposits in September, up from 4.24%, while new mortgage rates rose to 4.63%, Bank of England data… News Team · 29 Oct

Strategy Faces MSCI Index Removal Over Its Bitcoin Hoard

12 Nov

Bank of England and chancellor cut asset purchase facility ceiling to £482.4bn

10 Nov

PNC launches stablecoin payment pilot with Coinbase

9 Nov

XRP Cryptocurrency Investment Analysis: Is the Selloff an Opportunity or a Warning Sign?

9 Nov

Tesla Confirms Cybertruck Production Wind-Down for 2027

7 Nov

Bank of England raises Bank Rate to 4% as inflation heads towards 5%

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UK business investment rises 0.4% in third quarter, 3.0% above a year earlier

UK business investment grew 0.4% in July to September 2026 and stands 3.0% above a year earlier, the ONS said, slower than the 1.7% first estimated… News Team · 13 Nov

UK production output rises 0.3% in September as manufacturing offsets water and energy falls

12 Nov

CMA backs pay in job adverts but warns on competition risks

10 Nov

UK retail footfall falls 6% in September while gas prices climb

10 Nov

UK public service productivity grows 0.3% as output outpaces inputs

9 Nov

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Government plans law forcing employers to publish salaries in job adverts

6 Nov

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FCA proposes taking performance fees outside the workplace pension default fund charge cap

The FCA is consulting on excluding certain performance-linked fees from the 0.75% default fund charge cap in workplace pensions, with replies due by 14 January 2027. News Team · 12 Nov

Calderdale faces £18.7m budget gap as council tax decision nears

11 Nov

Savings tax rates rise 2 points, costing 12% of taxpayers £113 on average

11 Nov

Minimum wage rates: National Living Wage is £12.71 now and £13.21 from April

9 Nov

Corporation Tax stays at 25% main rate with 19% for small profits

9 Nov

New State Pension pays £241.30 a week with 35 qualifying years

8 Nov

Businesses must register for VAT once turnover passes £90,000 or is about to

8 Nov

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UK short-term let guest nights rise 10.2% to 104.6 million in a year

Guest nights in UK short-term lets booked online rose 10.2% to 104,617,530 in the year to June 2026, with Wales and the North East growing fastest. News Team · 13 Nov

Surveyors see house prices slipping further while official data shows 0.9% annual rise

12 Nov

Guernsey rents rise 33.5% in five years, about three times house price growth

11 Nov

Bank of England researchers find tighter credit cuts house prices but lifts rents

8 Nov

Wokingham council weighs turning £800,000-a-year business park into 100-plus homes

7 Nov

Right to Buy qualifying period rises to 10 years under Social Housing Bill

6 Nov

Savills sees UK house prices falling 1.5% as mortgage rates stay above 5%

4 Nov

Second-home planning bill stalls at second reading, with MP saying ministers blocked it

Sunday Money: Monolithic Power Systems Shares Soar 19.59%

Government says payroll savings reach over half a million more workers

Regulations give England’s leaseholders stronger rights to challenge service charges

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Nvidia CEO Physical AI Trend: Jensen Huang’s Big Bet on the Next Industrial Revolution — and What It Means Now That He’s Gone

Applied Materials Beats on Q4 Earnings – Shares Fall Anyway

Cisco Revenue Forecast Lifted Again to $75.8bn on AI Boom

Markets

Rate paid on new savings deposits rises to 4.42% as mortgage costs edge up

Strategy Faces MSCI Index Removal Over Its Bitcoin Hoard

Bank of England and chancellor cut asset purchase facility ceiling to £482.4bn

PNC launches stablecoin payment pilot with Coinbase

XRP Cryptocurrency Investment Analysis: Is the Selloff an Opportunity or a Warning Sign?

Tesla Confirms Cybertruck Production Wind-Down for 2027

Bank of England raises Bank Rate to 4% as inflation heads towards 5%

Economy

UK business investment rises 0.4% in third quarter, 3.0% above a year earlier

UK production output rises 0.3% in September as manufacturing offsets water and energy falls

CMA backs pay in job adverts but warns on competition risks

UK retail footfall falls 6% in September while gas prices climb

UK public service productivity grows 0.3% as output outpaces inputs

Stock Market Today Is Nothing Like Yesterday, Nasdaq Lost $2.5 Trillion in a Single Day

Government plans law forcing employers to publish salaries in job adverts

Personal Finance

FCA proposes taking performance fees outside the workplace pension default fund charge cap

Calderdale faces £18.7m budget gap as council tax decision nears

Savings tax rates rise 2 points, costing 12% of taxpayers £113 on average

Minimum wage rates: National Living Wage is £12.71 now and £13.21 from April

Corporation Tax stays at 25% main rate with 19% for small profits

New State Pension pays £241.30 a week with 35 qualifying years

Businesses must register for VAT once turnover passes £90,000 or is about to

Property

UK short-term let guest nights rise 10.2% to 104.6 million in a year

Surveyors see house prices slipping further while official data shows 0.9% annual rise

Guernsey rents rise 33.5% in five years, about three times house price growth

Bank of England researchers find tighter credit cuts house prices but lifts rents

Wokingham council weighs turning £800,000-a-year business park into 100-plus homes

Right to Buy qualifying period rises to 10 years under Social Housing Bill

Savills sees UK house prices falling 1.5% as mortgage rates stay above 5%