8 h. 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

8 h. ago Angela Rayner resigns after failing to pay enough stamp duty on house sale

Keir Starmer's Government has been plunged into crisis after losing one of its most high-profile members.

Economics

10 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: House price record lifts builders, retail sales higher

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

11 h. ago Business news live: UK house prices hit record level and retail sales data shows concern for autumn

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

Economics

12 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: Retail sales and house prices rise, Berkeley reassures

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

12 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 September: Retail sales and house prices rise, Berkeley posts update

The mood around the UK economy was today lifted by figures showing retail sales and house price growth.

Society

28 h. ago Omaze couple put luxury former council house up for sale for £4.5m just months later

'Britain's most expensive council house' has been put up for sale by the couple who won it in an Omaze draw

Economics

33 h. ago Couple put £4.5m Omaze home that was once Britain's most expensive council house up for sale just three months after winning it

Hospitality worker Roger Cana, 37, and his accountant wife Shalini, 33, first bagged the £4.5million property in southeast London in May, 2025.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘It was a present to myself’: Southport house for sale with ball pit off bedroom

Seller of seven-bedroom house says she was inspired by Cara Delevingne to create space that is ‘so relaxing’It was the model Cara Delevingne who said you can never be sad in a ball pit – so why wouldn’t you install one in a room you don’t quite know what to do with?A large Victorian house for sale in Southport has gone viral not because it is, as estate agents say, a “hidden gem” and an “oasis of calm” with viewing “absolutely essential” but because just off the master bedroom is a vestibule that is “presently adorned by numerous plastic balls to create a ball pool all of your very own”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Sir Terry Wogan's Arts & Crafts mansion in Bucks village 'sanctuary' on sale for £3.75m

The much-loved broadcaster lived in the house for several decades after he and his wife bought it in the 1970s

Economics

3 d. ago Aberdeen office housing Acorn carbon capture firm for sale at £1.9 million

“Aberdeen is emerging as the most liquid market in Scotland, with buyer and vendor expectations broadly aligned” – Matthew Park, partner at Knight Frank

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money

When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its consInua Ellams was walking through the streets of Lagos, the bustling former capital of Nigeria, when he began noticing a recurring phrase, spray-painted on to the sides of homes. “This house is not for sale,” it read. “Beware of 419.”The number refers to section four, chapter 19 of the Nigerian criminal code, which specifically deals with fraud – obtaining goods or property by false pretences – and the warnings were painted on houses to deter conmen who would access empty properties and sell them without the owner’s consent. Now the criminal code reference has become a catch-all term for Nigerian cons and illicit financial activity. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Seemingly normal London house listing sparks warning from house hunters

House hunters who have spotted a £1.7million home for sale claim the property appears 'soulless'

Events

6 d. ago Want a home with a side hustle? West Sussex country house with "high

Mulberry House, near Copthorne, is sold with three luxury holiday cabins, each with a hot tub and cinema screen

Society

7 d. ago House sales ticked higher in July as activity rebounded further

HMRC said there were 95,580 property sales last month, reflecting a 4% increase against the same month last year.

Politics

8 d. ago Terry Wogan’s son fumes ‘not one person’ has viewed dad’s £3.75m mansion since it went on market

Mark Wogan blamed the lack of interest on Rachel Reeves for ‘killing off the housing market’

Economics

1 week ago Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing

Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos AiresMore than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website of an estate agent advertising a house for sale in Argentina.A photo shows the painting, Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni) by the late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, also known as Fra’ Galgario, hanging above a sofa in the living room of the property, in a seaside town near Buenos Aires. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Evil husband who poured hot oil over his wife's face before stamping on her as lay screaming on the floor amid row over house sale is found guilty of attempted murder

Raju Mollah, 49, also placed hot cooker hob racks over Mosammed Mumtaz's chest and face and stamped on her while she was on the floor in the kitchen of their Birmingham home.

Events

2 w. ago Huge Scottish forest sold for £145m to Gresham House investors in 'astronomical' sale

The sale illuminates the demand for Scotland’s asset-rich landscapes.

Economics

2 w. ago Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotelsTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading...

Politics