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Burnham's first-time buyer scheme risks slowing the property market further, warns major housebuilder

Today

Bellway's chief executive, Jason Honeyman, also cautioned that until Your First Home is launched, buyers could delay purchasing decisions, slowing down the property market further.

Hobbs and Phase Eight owner hit by a cyber attack after H&M fears it was targeted

Today

The parent company of fashion brands including Hobbs, Phase Eight and Whistles has become the latest retailer to be targeted by cyber criminals.

Extensions and loft conversions plummet as higher costs crush home improvement dreams

Today

Extensions and loft conversions are in sharp decline as the cost is too much for homeowners to bear, planning application data shows.

BP expects to take £3bn hit from green energy business as it pivots away from low carbon

Today

It is the second time this year the oil major has been hit by large write-downs in its low-carbon business.

I'm 48 with £800,000 in my pension, can I afford to retire early?

Today

Although I am still some years away from the traditional retirement age, my concern stems from my health.

Steve Webb celebrates 500th This is Money column: These are some of the pension problems he has unravelled

Today

Steve Webb has published his 500th pension column for This is Money. The chances are all readers will have found one to be of help or interest at some point.

Alfa Romeo stirs hearts with stunning Cuorerosso concept car - and it's not electric

Today

The 2+2 coupé concept car, which bears a name that means 'red heart' in Italian, may never make it into production but signals Alfa's potential design direction.

Budget is a 'critical test' for John Healey as high street grapples with rising costs and 'fragile' confidence

Today

With John Healey facing crunch talks with industry bosses on Downing Street this morning, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned further tax hikes would push up prices and cost jobs.

AI cyberattack could bring global financial system to a screeching halt, warns IMF

Today

The global financial system must be on the alert for an AI driven cyberattack that could bring it to a screeching halt, the IMF has warned.

Labour told not to spend what it can't afford trying to ease the cost of living: IMF's warning as it downgrades UK growth forecast

Today

Labour has been warned not to splash out on cost of living measures that the country cannot afford as Britain's economic outlook was downgraded by the International Monetary Fund.

Priced out of work: Just one in seven firms is confident about hiring as employment costs soar under Labour

Yesterday

The rising cost of employment is holding back living standards and hitting job opportunities for the young, business leaders have warned.

Labour's favourite think-tank backs £6bn tax raid on pensioners and landlords to fill 'huge hole' in public finances

Yesterday

In a report two weeks before the Budget, the Resolution Foundation also suggests targeting homeowners, banks, and wealth.

Cyber attack scare for H&M: Fashion giant probes claims it was targeted by same group that hacked JLR

Yesterday

The Swedish fashion giant is looking into a potential cybersecurity incident made by a group called Shinyhunters. It follows a cyberattack on Asos last week.

The world has made a wrong turn since Thailand last hosted the IMF gathering in 1991: ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

When the International Monetary Fund and World Bank last held their annual gathering in Bangkok in 1991, the world was in a very different place.

LVMH disappoints investors hoping for signs of turnaround

Yesterday

The gloomy update may dash hopes of a wider revival across the industry. The luxury giant said sales 'reflected the impact on business activity of a less buoyant environment in China.'

An icon returns: Citroen to reintroduce legendary 2CV as a £13,000 retro EV

Yesterday

In a nod to one of the original car's most famous design requirements, it even features a storage compartment designed to carry eggs.

Scottish Mortgage has rocketed 38% this year, can it keep rising?

Yesterday

Seldom has Scottish Mortgage, the £17.3billion investment trust, seemed less well-named.

Remember the Renault Espace MPV? It could be making an electrified return to prove big families don't need SUVs

Yesterday

One of the most famous people carriers of all time could be about to make a comeback to Britain's showrooms.

Healey urged to 'turbocharge' London stock market after £180billion takeover frenzy in less than three years

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John Healey has been urged to 'turbocharge' the London stock market as it reels from a £180billion takeover frenzy.

HAMISH MCRAE: Will the great wealth transfer save us from recession?

Yesterday

We're in the early stages of the great wealth transfer. That's money being passed from the older baby boomers and the so-called silent generation to Generation X. It runs into trillions.

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