All news on the topic: Financial crisis

The number of mortgages handed out to first-time buyers last year was the lowest since 2013, down 22.4% compared with 2022

Rebecca Wendel says her monthly mortgage payments are now £2,150 and with a rate of 9.79%, up from £1,049 in August 2022 when she was paying 6.75%

Dr Miriam Stoppard says we need to look at frailty, which is defined as a decline in a person’s mental and physical resilience to illness and injury – before any new austerity measures are introduced

Scotland prop, 28, is back in action after lengthy foot injury and ready to take on Warrington Wolves

House sales in London decreased by 22% last year compared to 2022 leaving transaction volumes 'at some of the lowest levels since 2008' the company said

Huw Pill, chief economist at the central bank, also warned that the economy is currently weak and said policymakers should not feel a "false sense of security" if inflation falls below the 2% target rate in the coming months

The UK economy fell into recession at the end of 2023, new figures released this month show, but how does it compare to the Great Recession that devastated the nation in 2008?

Spending wisely saves lives, says Fleet Street Fox. Wasting billions on PPE deals with your mates does not.

The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £6.2 billion for 2023, which is the highest since the £9.9 billion made just before the global financial crisis in 2007

There are concerns there will be yet more savage cuts to decimated public services - the Office for National Statistics, on Thursday, said the economy shrank by a worse-than-feared 0.3% in the final three months of last year

Andrew Bailey said the banking system had proved to be more resilient than in the past, but said there was a 'puzzle' over the share prices of major lenders

The number of company insolvencies hit a 30-year high in 2023 as firms suffered amid high interest rates and cost pressures

The next UK government will face one of the toughest fiscal challenges since the 1950s, with sluggish economic growth and high national debt, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Much-loved high street store Woolworths shut its doors for the final time 15 years ago but it fought many dramatic battles to try and survive and there was even loss of life along the way

The 81-year-old said playing the markets gave her the thrill she craved but eventually toned down her hobby when it became stressful and almost like a full-time city job

Town halls will have to weigh up hiking council tax or inflicting further cuts if the Government doesn't act urgently to help cash-strapped councils on the verge of bankruptcy

Labour former Chancellor Alistair Darling, who turned around the economy following the financial crisis and led the Better Together campaign in Scotland, has died aged 70

The high-living Liverpool family moved to Australia after losing almost everything in the global financial crisis. From living a life of luxury to having nothing, they had to reevaluate their whole lives

Cost of living, student debt and inflation are all major concerns for Americans, leading some to cite half a million dollars as their required base salary for a happy life. However for others getting on the property ladder and buying a coffee is the price of contentment.

Residents living in Coed Darcy, Wales, say they have been waiting over a decade to see amenities including shops and parking constructed in their area - they are unable to walk to reach vital services

A woman has come under fire after sharing a video talking about the difficulties and downsides of being a landlord. She shared a tearful video explaining what it's like to have difficult tenants

A hard-working dad has a dilemma on his hands after his stressed wife pleaded with him to step back from his job and pitch in more with looking after their six children

Bankers were paid more than £13billion in bonuses in 2008, on the eve of the financial crisis, and the bid to further enrich the UK’s bankers was announced by Kwasi Kwarteng

Rightmove has said that the average asking price for a newly-advertised property in October was the weakest since the 2008 financial downturn

The Bank of England has warned that many homeowners are extending the period over which they pay back their loans, which could increase the burden on them in the long run