UK inflation rate drops again

UK inflation rate drops again

Are base rate decreases coming soon? The annual inflation rate in the UK continued to fall in November, dropping to 3.9% from last month’s 4.6%. The latest consumer price inflation (CPI) data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday also...

UK house prices rise at fastest rate on record

2019 general election result provided period of ‘stability’ following Brexit uncertainty Photograph: Yui Mok/PA – VKM Mortgage brokers claim no rights to this image UK house prices rose over the last month at the fastest rate on record for the time of...
The Skipton raises £250k for Alzheimer’s Society

The Skipton raises £250k for Alzheimer’s Society

A three-year fundraising campaign by the Skipton Building Society has raised a quarter of a million pounds to support the battle against dementia. Seven PHD dementia research students at the Bradford Doctoral Training Centre have been funded by the Society’s £250,000...

Does a local Lidl really bring down house prices?

Houses near a Waitrose are worth 12% more than average – and now three of its supermarkets have been sold to Lidl. But the discounter’s arrival might not be all bad news … Waitrose has sold off three of its supermarkets to Lidl, sparking a wave of...