The average price of a UK home fell for the first time this year, down 1.3% in August to £365,173, according to Rightmove, largely in line with the seasonal lull with rising interest rates yet to bite into market spending. The fall in house prices is “on a par with…...

Property listings fell 18% in the final three months of last year as weak supply “continues to be the dominant pressure on activity levels in the England and Wales”, according to Landmark Information Group. Listings were down 7% in October and 6% in December, says the data group’s Property Trends…...

A government push for mortgage lenders to reach an average energy performance certificate rating of band C across their mortgage portfolio by 2030, could prompt a fall in the value of older family homes, critics have warned. In its Heat and Buildings Strategy, published today, the government reiterated proposals that…...

Many successful people acknowledge that luck is a factor in business, including Sir Richard Branson. In his autobiography, Losing My Virginity, he says: "To be successful, you have to be out there; you have to hit the ground running. And if you have a good team around you - and more than a fair share…...