ECONOMY

Family rows often turn ugly and revolve around money. Such disputes sometimes tear families apart across the generations. Couples can divorce and formally divide their finances and other assets, but can parents legally cut off their…

The share of new-build homes being sold before they are completed dropped to a 12-year low in 2025, according to Hamptons. Thirty-three per cent of new homes in England and Wales were sold before construction was finished last year,…

Consumer sentiment has seen its fastest slump in four years as 'Trumpflation' fears grip shoppers, a poll reveals.The quarterly survey by PwC revealed 90 per cent of UK consumers worry about the cost of living as the Iran war stokes…

A common assumption is that the UK's productivity problems date back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. In fact, these woes are older than Facebook: they date back to the era of Friends, which aired from the mid-1990s to the…

Travel giant Tui is to update investors on its plans as the industry reels from war in the Middle East.Europe's biggest tour operator has already said annual profits will fall as consumers delay bookings.It will update investors on the…

When Sarah D’Arcy noticed the house next door go on sale four years ago, she spied an opportunity.The Victorian two-bedroom semi-detached house in Matlock, on the edge of the Peak District, was going for just £155,000 as it needed a good…

If you have a lump sum you won’t need to touch for some years, investing it is likely to produce better returns than leaving it in a savings account.Despite this, there are around seven million UK adults sitting on £10,000 or more but not…

When shopping for a second-hand car, one of the biggest concerns for buyers is whether it might be riddled with problems and become a drain on their finances.The reliability of any vehicle - new or old - ultimately comes down to how well it…

Stock market crashes are painful for all investors – but they are particularly vicious when they hit you at the point of retirement. So when Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden said recently that visions of a collapse are giving…

Paul Jenkins has always been told the £4.5 million his father amassed as a self-made mogul would eventually be split between him and his sister Susan. Paul’s father Henry was proud to have built his fortune from scratch through astute…