67 h. ago Nicole Kidman drops £65,000 a month to live in Boy George's Hampstead mansion where US musician died of drug overdose

Michael Rudetsky, 27, was found slumped in the living room at George's 'gothic pile' in 1986 - and it later emerged he had taken heroin.

Events

4 d. ago Tesla proposes $1tn pay package for Elon Musk; markets brace for US jobs report – business live

Musk would need to hit a series of market value, profit and operational milestones to earn mega-payoutFull story: Retail sales rise but ONS apologises as statistics crisis deepensFull story: Average UK house price reaches record £299,331, says HalifaxBarbara Teixeira Araujo, economist at Moody’s Analytics, says today’s retail sales report shows that the first quarter of the year was not as strong as previously thought:“That U.K. retail sales rose by a strong 0.6% month over month in July—building on a 0.3% increase in June—was definitely good news, especially given the bad vibes coming from the labour market. But we caution against reading too much into the headline.Not only did the underlying pace of growth remain lacklustre, with growth still falling by 0.6% q/q in the three months to July, but there are now significant questions around the reliability of those figures. Issues found with seasonal adjustment led to a thorough overhaul of the methodology this month, resulting in a c...

Economics

4 d. ago Average UK house price hits new record high of £299,331 in August, says Halifax

The bank said house prices recorded the third month-on-month rise in a row.

Economics

5 d. ago 5 of the UK's best value property hotspots, including 'absolute bargain', with houses from £97,000

The average house price in the UK has soared by an incredible 227% since 2000, from £82,197 to £269,079.

Economics

8 d. ago Average UK house price suffers monthly fall of 0.1%, figures show

The affordability of a home remains ‘stretched’ compared with the longer term, Nationwide Building Society said.

Politics

2 w. ago Criminals funnelling dirty money into UK pushing up London property prices

Illicit cash flowing into the housing market has inflated the average property price in Britain by £3,000, according to data compiled by anti-money laundering experts SmartSearch.

Economics

2 w. ago 'I live in one of UK’s most expensive towns loved by celebs where houses cost millions'

The pretty town has an average house price of £1.1 million and has past residents including Ricky Gervais and James Corden

Society

2 w. ago House price rises accelerated in June as stamp duty disruption eased

The average UK house price increased by 3.7% to £269,000 in the 12 months to June.

Politics

2 w. ago House price inflation accelerated in June as stamp duty disruption eases

The average UK house price increased by 3.7% to £269,000 in the 12 months to June.

Economics

3 w. ago Average asking price for a London home has fallen by £35,000 this summer

There is now a ‘two-speed market’ with savvy summer sellers pricing realistically while others are pricing too high

Economics

3 w. ago A THIRD of listed homes have been reduced as average house price drops £5,000 in a month

Despite the average asking price of a newly-listed property falling by 1.3% in the last month alone, many are still finding it hard to attract a buyer.

Economics

3 w. ago Revealed: The area where parents would pay £81,000 MORE to buy a home near a good school

Parents are willing to pay tens of thousands of pounds extra to live in the catchment area of a top state school, as private school fees hike intensifies competition.

Economics