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Investors and business leaders are again navigating the kind of uncertainty that has dominated British politics since the Brexit vote a decade ago, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday and threw open a leadership contest that will centre on any successor’s ‌plans for the economy.

Two reports from top accounting firms suggest the economy is on the brink as gas and oil prices surge following Tehran’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Leonard Green and Partners is close to finalizing a deal to purchase a $3 billion construction project consultancy firm from New Mountain Capital.

Trump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, ’Costs are way down’

A string of big lenders have announced interest rate hikes one after the other - as the mortgage market takes a turn for the worse.

Bigger than forecast annual drop to 1.7% in September puts pressure on Bank of England to cut interest rates

The Bank of England should be on the guard against the potential inflationary impact of Labour’s inflation-busting public sector pay deals, according to economists.

Markets predict quarter-point cut to 5% when policymakers meet on Thursday

The company has already upgraded its profit outlook five times over the past year as it has outperformed rivals amid a challenging economic backdrop

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will meet during the week to see if the economy is showing signs that it's time to start cutting rates

The account lasts for 12 months and savers can deposit up to £250 each month

The group, which specialises in urban regeneration projects and higher-end homes, told investors that it is on track to report a pre-tax profit of £550m

The business said that it would accelerate the rate at which it was building from 16,118 homes completed last year

The estate agency said it had been hit by the lowest levels of sales volumes in real estate markets for a decade, as well as restructuring costs

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anyone born in certain years to put £1 in a bank account as soon as possible - and it's all to do with buying a house and getting on the property ladder

There has been an increase in sellers putting their homes on the market in February, with the strongest upswing recorded since autumn 2020, according to surveyors

The low-cost gym operator said it was well placed to benefit from the challenging economic backdrop

Over 500 households will be freed from "problematic" leaseholds and will have their ground rent returned to the original amount when they first bought their homes

The retailer, which was bought for £7 billion by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2021, reported the heavy loss for the year in freshly filed Companies House accounts

A survey of more than 5,500 shop staff showed that almost one in five suffered a violent attack last year, compared with 8% in 2022.

The Charles Church builder saw pre-tax profits fall to £351.8 million in 2023 from £730.7 million the previous year

Half of people are saving less each month than they did before the cost-of-living crisis, the research found

The plans will also help consumers make buying decisions that 'align with their values'

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) found that Sadiq Khan's plan to let councils buy homes and turn them into affordable housing could save taxpayers a massive £2.2billion