US Edition
Inheritance tax receipts on track for record high amid calls to slash rates
Treasury’s IHT income soars by £500m as Hunt faces growing pressure to reduce burden
-
How Britain’s plague of potholes became a budget black hole
£8bn pledge to fix crumbling roads will just scratch the surface after years of neglect
-
Lord Cameron’s appointment shows Tories’ ‘incredible naivety’ toward China, says Labour
There are fears the former Prime Minister will take a softer stance toward Beijing
-
Over-65s are stopping young families getting on property ladder, says Zoopla
Two fifths of older homeowners live in a home that is larger than they need
Advertisement
-
Asian elites washing drug money through the City of London, MPs warn
Law enforcement agencies lack the resources to enforce measures against oligarchs in question
-
Bungalows near extinction as construction falls to 80-year low
Downturn in construction of the homes is being blamed in part on high interest rates
-
Hunt plots overhaul of pensions tax to boost investment
Easier access to fund surpluses could provide an immediate investment boost
-
Landlords pay off millions in mortgage debt to slash interest bills
Higher rates are also fuelling a broader exodus from the rental market
-
How Britain descended into a state of total economic despair
We are more pessimistic now than at the height of the pandemic
-
London property sales fall by a quarter as high interest rates take their toll
High interest rates and a surge in mortgage costs trigger collapse in transactions
-
The long, long shadow cast by the rise in workless households
The pandemic has reversed the trend for falling jobless numbers, sowing ravaging consequences
-
Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’
Middle East war threatens to undermine Mohammad bin Salman’s vision for his Kingdom
-
Europe deepens dependence on Qatari gas despite Gulf state’s Hamas links
Loss of Russian supplies is driving the Continent to look further afield for energy imports
-
How to tell if your boss is a corporate psychopath
The office devil wears a suit — and excels at lying
-
China coal imports hit record high after surge in air conditioning use
Rising temperatures trigger spike in power demand
-
Andrew Bailey says wages rising too fast to meet inflation target
Bank of England Governor has been criticised in the past for urging workers not to ask for big pay rises
Advertisement