Renters are paying £270 more each month than they were three years ago, according to figures released by Zoopla.
Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, said dealers are being forced to delay customers from taking delivery of their new cars, which are being held in 'compounds'.
Heathrow Airport is expecting its busiest ever festive period this year, with Christmas Day passenger numbers more than 20% ahead of last year.
Even the most cautious investor must have been living under a rock not to have noticed the boom in Bitcoin. But it is not just crypto itself that has been soaring.
Takeover mania has the stock market in its grip with two multi-billion pound bids sealed last week alone. Nothing so unusual about that, you might think - except that both were led by women.
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Chase Bank has added a bonus rate of 1.25% to its popular easy-access saver, bringing the overall rate to 4.75%.
Moonpig boss Nickyl Raithatha has said he is in talks with the delivery company about service levels as many areas of the country are 'struggling' with the reliability of deliveries.
This year there has been a curious shift in buyers' behaviour which has seen the south coast take a battering on their usually robust property prices.
Analysis of figures from the Link network of ATMs shows a 22% increase from 2023 in locations that did not accept or discouraged the use of cash in 2024.
Savvy Britons looking to nab free cash ahead of Christmas will need to act fast if they want to get a payout before 25 December.
The Rothmans and Lucky Strike owner continues to expect its turnover and adjusted profits from operations to expand by a 'low-single figure' percentage this year.
My neighbour across the street has plastered his house with Christmas lights and they shine and flash like Blackpool illuminations through my windows. Can I make him turn them off?
As US stock markets near record highs, Sir Martin Sorrell said Trump (pictured) has turbocharged business morale on the other side of the Atlantic.
Stephen Braviner Roman, legal director at the FCA, told MPs it would be 'premature' to say that the hit to lenders would not reach the same level as PPI.
A 'mismatch between market forces for new and used EVs' is at the heart of the issue, as the popularity of new electric car leases is not being met by equally strong used EV demand.
Audioboom has upgraded profit guidance for the third time in less than two months, as the podcast platform's advertising sales continue to surpass expectations.
Families will be part of the picture when a patient weighs end of life options. This is where financial considerations may kick in, says lawyer James Ward.
My wife and I are both 56 and in good health. Can we sell our kids 49% of the house to make sure they get something in the future?
Research group Kantar said Asda sales in the 12 weeks to December 1 fell to £4.3bn - down 5.6% on the same period a year ago.
Zero per cent purchase cards can come in handy at expensive times of the year - though it is important to understand the rules and make sure you can pay it back.
The number of drivers being fined for using a handheld mobile phone has risen for the third year in a row.
Amanda and Graham Nield from Wakefield in Yorkshire are multi-millionaires who won a jackpot of £6.6m on the National Lottery in 2013.
I bought a dress online for my office Christmas party and chose 'click and collect' to make sure I got it on time. I picked it up but when I tried the dress on at home I didn't like it.
Sterling's surge came as the ECB prepares to cut interest rates to prop up the struggling economy. The pound rose as high as €1.2136.
New York-listed Walgreens Boots Alliance surged 22% following a report that it was in talks to sell itself to buyout group Sycamore Partners.
A strange pattern is emerging in the world of savings - and it is sure to benefit savvy savers. Rates on one type of account are staying put - or even rising.
My partner and I booked a special holiday to celebrate his planned retirement in August this year. Sadly, four months later my partner was diagnosed with throat cancer and died in June.
The average energy bill will rise from £1,717 a year now to £1,782 in April, according to experts at Cornwall Insight.
Motorists who acknowledge they struggle with the driving manoeuvre are being urged to order one to display on their vehicles.
Second-hand electric cars are currently selling faster than petrols and diesels - and it's all because they're becoming far more affordable as a result of huge price deflation.
After a decade in decline, the use of cash increased for the second consecutive year in 2023, accounting for 19.9% of transactions, up from 18.8% in 2022, the BRC said.
One in three households will use an air fryer to make Christmas dinner this year, representing a 37% increase on a year ago, data suggests.
I saw a news article about the presenter Amanda Holden 'making money while she slept' via an investment with a firm called Equistak - but all was not as it seemed.
I have asked my nextdoor neighbour to split the repair job fifty-fifty, but he has flat out refused saying it isn't their responsibility to sort it out or pay for.
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MailOnline and This is Money Motoring Editor Rob Hull managed to get his hands on one of the last snarling V8 F-Types off the assembly line to get one last fix of unleaded Jaguar enjoyment.
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Under the command of a new manager this trust can deliver income against the backdrop of rising capital returns - something the it has struggled to achieve in recent years.
I would probably not be where I am today without the UK automobile industry. My father's business sold packing cases to Ford, used to export car parts to Africa.
When Lewis Mayo threw down the gauntlet to his sister Diane Mayo Jennings over their mother's estate, little did he know at what personal cost.
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Best buy tables dominated by the traditional banks and building societies have been shaken up by a new breed of cash Isa provider.
Each December, Interactive Investor's Richard Hunter looks to the year ahead and outlines an acronym - and why the items on the list matter.
Most boilers have flow settings of between 70c and 80c when first installed. But this can be much hotter than required to perform tasks like heating up radiators.
Savings platform Active Savings is offering up to £150 cashback customers who open an account and deposit £10,000 - which could bump up their rate to a best buy.
We never claimed Child Benefit (as we understood it would be tapered away) and didn't realise the impact this would have on NI contributions.
The Stockport mutual is revamping its branches and still hands out passbooks... but outgoing boss Steve Fletcher has modernised in other ways.
When my boiler broke, I thought my Sipp provider AJ Bell would send the cash to my current account within a couple of days. How wrong I was.
A decade ago, I described head consultant Clive Lindsay as 'a living, breathing example of what is wrong with investor protection in Britain'.
In September I was asked to measure my carry-on suitcase when boarding at Southampton, then told it was too large and to pay a £35 charge.
Budget changes aimed to close a loophole for wealthy investors buying up farmland, yet it is farming families who will face the greatest impact of the new rules.
A number of councils including Cardiff and Bristol are looking into new systems for parking charges that would charge large cars such as SUVs more.
In Britain, the share of the top 1% in household wealth has inched up by only a single percentage point since 1980.
The number of outstanding interest-only home loans has fallen by 70% over the past decade - but can they still be a useful financial tool?
First-time buyers might be able to borrow up to £66,000 more on average thanks to a new mortgage on offer with Leeds Building Society.
The mortgage lender recorded the biggest monthly increase of the year in November with average prices rising 1.4%.
A major high street bank has announced it will cut mortgage rates by up to 0.39 percentage points.
Residents in Brighton have the highest amount of disposable income of people in any city in Britain, data seen by This is Money reveals.
Mortgage rates have been heading higher in recent weeks, with big lenders reversing some of the cuts made in prior months.
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Ashtead, listed in London since 1986, has quietly achieved a handsome valuation of £24bn by establishing a record of expansion.
As Christmas Day fast approaches, many Brits are beginning to stock up on Christmas dinner essentials. However, the average four-person price has risen 6.5 per cent according to a new survey.
The group is gearing up for a crunch week in its desperate bid to secure a £3bn rescue package from its creditors amid mounting losses and debts.
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Thames Water, Ashtead, Games Workshop, Boohoo and Centrica.
FirstGroup is set to renter the London bus market with a 12 per cent share after agreeing a takeover worth £90million.
The gifts and greeting cards seller revealed it made a £33.3million pre-tax loss in the six months ending October, compared to an £18.9million profit over the same period last year.
The two companies struck a deal in principle in December 2022 to make films and TV series of Games Workshop's intellectual property.
There can be few more obvious cases for National Security & Investment Act to be invoked than the bid by Daniel Kretinsky (pictured) for Royal Mail-owner IDS.
If Mondelez's move succeeds, it would create one of the world's largest confectioners and bring favourites such as Dairy Milk and Reese's Pieces together.
The deal comes as the BP boss Murray Auchincloss (pictured) dials down the focus on renewable energy to move back towards its traditional focus on oil and gas.
The results will be welcomed by boss Emma Walmsley (pictured), who has been trying to improve the pipeline of new drugs and vaccines.
Omnicom, led by CEO John Wren (left) and Interpublic, led by CEO Maurice Levy (right),are the world's second and fourth largest ad agencies.
The fifth baron Rothschild, better known in the City as Nat Rothschild, is to some an aristo playboy with a racy business past, and an even more colourful love life.
Nvidia's stock dropped 3% after China's state media reported the country's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into whether it broke anti-monopoly laws
Shareholder in Vivendi, which produced the Paddington films, voted in favour of the spinoff of Canal Plus and other parts of the business.
Rio Tinto rose 3.8%, Anglo American advanced 2.7%, Glencore gained 4.5% and Antofagasta rose 4.9% on hopes of higher Chinese demand for raw materials.
Sir David (pictured) set up Renishaw in 1973. He retired as executive chairman in June this year but stayed on the board as a non-executive director.
For many smaller innovators, bringing a promising molecule from the lab through clinical trials and onto the market is a daunting challenge requiring significant time and financial resources.
KPMG and the REC, a trade body for recruiters, said its index of demand for employees shrank from 46.1 in October to 43.9 last month, the worst reading since August 2020.
While the cheapest mortgage rates are edging down, the average rate across the whole of the market has been increasing.
I have ten nieces and nephews who I adore, and I buy birthday and Christmas presents for them all. But as they get older they prefer money instead, which can be quite awkward.
In the month of November, second-hand dealers were, on average, selling a used EV in just 33 days. This compares to a 40 days across all fuel types.
ISS is calling on the Karen Millen owner's investors to vote against resolutions at the general meeting on 20 December that would make Mike Ashley Boohoo's CEO and Mike Lennon a board member.
Lenders have been shifting operations to cities including Paris and Frankfurt since the UK left the EU. But some are now pausing any non-essential moves.
A segment of Centrica's Rough platform will start to be dismantled nearly four decades after it was first opened in 1985.
Labour needs to ditch the naïve socialist belief that the only part of the economy that matters is the public sector and start listening to the wealth creators.
The sector has estimated that all the water companies in England and Wales will pay a total of £400m extra over five years.
When asked by US reporters if he would make a change in January, he said: 'No, I don't think so,' despite having previously argued with Powell over interest rate levels.
Ashley, who wants Boohoo shareholders to give him a seat on the board, blasted its bosses in an open letter.
The UK's largest wealth manager has abandoned its annual company meetings in London, with the coming gathering in January to be held virtually.
Behind bitcoin's surge is the strong performance of financial assets more generally - but there is a fine line between a boom and a bubble.
Blanc is eyeing up potential expansion areas in Aviva's business, such as its protection and health arm, according to a source close to the matter.
It comes as many foster carers are dropping out, saying that the sums they receive for looking after children are inadequate.
James Murray visited the Robineau Cafe in Darlington where he tried to justify Labour's tax increases - but was met with a bitter backlash.
One lottery player is owed £10,000 a month for 30 years - but hasn't got in touch to request the funds.
The author on humble beginnings, her first book contract... and being mistaken for Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James.
Shares plunged 43.2 per cent, or 2.3p, to 3.04p after it said both online and in-store traffic suffered a 'marked decline' during the important trading month of November.
So attractive are the valuations of UK shares at present that some analysts argue that 'everything is for sale'.
Official figures showed that industrial production unexpectedly fell 1 per cent compared to the previous month.
In a letter seen by us, more than 50 business groups urged Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to support plans to use the northern runway full time.
There are real questions as to how hard Miliband is driving the atomic power agenda.
Britain's biggest water supplier is scrambling for a multi-billion-pound emergency cash injection to avoid a taxpayer bailout.
The increase from 4.1 per cent gives the country's central bank leeway to cut, even though overall job numbers were better than expected.
Having covered this week's Jaguar controversy, let me take you for a secret peek behind the company's car-launch curtain to reveal what really went on.
Official data showed 2,715,000 fixed penalty notices were issued for speeding in 2023 - the equivalent of more than 7,400 every day and up nearly nine per cent on 2022 levels.
Bitcoin broke through the $100,000 barrier after Trump announced he will appoint pro-Crypto Paul Atkins (pictured), as chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Quiz fell victim to the retail sector's wider woes in November as a "marked drop" in footfall weighed on sales and prompted a warning that fresh funding may be needed ahead.
Rachel Reeves's £25billion National Insurance raid on employers has been criticised by some businesses, which will pay 1.2% more per employee from April.
Alex, who didn't want to give his real name, almost fell victim to a scammer posing as his boss one that could have seen him lose hundreds of pounds.
Direct Line is set to back a sweetened £3.6billion takeover by Aviva after the insurance giant's first offer was rejected.
The firm also expressed confidence in meeting current market expectations for 2025, even though full-year 2024 profit slumped by 25%.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has approved the proposals for the central London shop after a three-year planning row.
Pope Francis has a new set of wheels to roll around the Vatican - and it's an electric G-Wagon made specifically for His Holiness.
Thomas McMahon, of Kepler Partners, looks at the newly merged Alliance Witan mega investment trust and whether it is a global fund that's worth backing.
We can reveal a staggering one million people are estimated to be driving illegally because their eyesight is below the UK legal minimum requirement.
I know these are only rumours, but it concerns me that it could happen before I reach retirement age, especially after the winter fuel payment removal and inheritance tax changes.
Whichever way you slice it, an electric throw clearly costs a tiny fraction of the cost of turning your central heating on.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves and ECB boss Christine Lagarde (pictured) are part of an impressive cohort that makes a growing contribution to our affluence.
Frasers Group is the latest to condemn Rachel Reeves' £40bn of tax hikes amid fears her plans will stifle growth and threaten jobs.
Deliberations over the fresh offer are ongoing and there is no certainty that Direct Line's bosses would accept the new bid, Bloomberg reported.
The CMA cleared the way for the £16.5bn tie-up on condition both companies invest billions in the UK's 5G mobile network as well as cap prices on low-cost mobile plans.
Vodafone has overcome historical analysis, among competition authorities, that more wireless competitors in a marketplace must be better for consumers.
The merger would see 27 million customers brought together under one roof - but will the service customers receive get better and will it affect their bills?
The US gifts and celebration essentials market is the biggest of its kind globally, according to Card Factory, with an estimated value of around $70billion.
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Vodafone, Frasers, AJ Bell, Warpaint London and Watches of Switzerland.
Britons have been hoarding cash in bank accounts in 2024, lured by higher interest rates and relative safety in a year characterised by political uncertainty.
Mike Ashley's retail empire now anticipates its adjusted pre-tax profits will total £550million to £600million this financial year, having previously forecast they would be £575million to £625million.
The cash Isa best buy battle has been hotting up for some time - but it has not been driven by the banks or building societies.
EV sales rose for the eleventh consecutive month in November and accounted for 25.1% of all sales. However, industry bosses say the market is being propped up by 'unsustainable' price cuts.
Of all the aspects of my job that fill me with dread, there is one horror like no other. Yes, I am talking about the Office Christmas Party (OCP). It is exquisite torture.
Robust demand for commercial and civil engineering projects offset the contraction in residential house-building, the PMI data revealed.
Britain's competition regulator has approved the £15billion merger of Three UK and Vodafone, clearing the way for the creation of the country's biggest mobile operator.
One motorist has been left with a six-figure bill when his insurer refused to pay out on a claim and cancelled his policy because it had not been listed as a 'modification'.
F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone's car collection - 'the most important race car collection in the world' - is up for sale. But which cars are the crown jewels? Here are our picks.
In a few months' time, a first-time buyer could go from paying no stamp duty on a £425,000 home to £6,205. Can they still get in under the wire?
The trip had to be cancelled days before departure because my wife was unwell, and we should have got a £459 refund - but but the online travel agent fobs me off with excuses.
Greater Manchester and Kent police are investigating reports of stalking offences, including incidents 'involving serious alarm/distress'.
Metals Exploration, in which Candy (pictured with wife Holly Valance) owns a 38% stake, swooped on Condor Gold with a bid offering £67.5m up front in cash and shares.
Figures from funds network Calastone provided a rare positive for London-listed shares as the market enjoyed inflows for the first time since May 2021.
Since the Korean war ended in 1953 South Korea has advanced from an underdeveloped nation to an emerging market and a member of the OECD.
Applied Nutrition, founded by Liverpool scaffolder Thomas Ryder (pictured), has been losing weight as it drifted lower following its market debut in October.
Tesla has announced a host of over-the-air software updates to inject a bit of festive fun into the run up to Christmas - including a new Apple Watch app.
The governor of the Bank of England has said there are likely to be four interest rate cuts next year as inflation falls away.
AIM-listed Learning Technologies has finally agreed to a £802million takeover by a US private equity firm after a long-running pursuit.
It will be the first time a French holding company has been the number one ad business and comes two years before Publicis celebrates its 100th anniversary.