British Gas owner hands investors £300m as customers face soaring bills

Campaigners criticise Centrica, saying it has made more than £7bn in profits since start of energy bills crisis

Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS

Only richest 10% can afford to buy as figures show average household needs 8.6 times disposable income to meet asking price

Scary tales of months of claims misery after earthquakes, storms, floods, leaks and fires

Cost of housing at all-time high, Halifax reports, as mortgage lengths and borrowing multiples grow

Property prices increase by 1.3% in November, the fifth consecutive monthly rise

Carmaker, which has faced backlash over rebrand, will reveal production-ready version of Type 00 in late 2025

Insiders who were at the Type 00 event in Miami and others give their views on the car, the rebrand and the marketing

‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Nationwide reports surprise growth despite near-record prices straining affordability

Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes

Website says its tradespeople are ‘guaranteed’, but some customers say they have lost thousands after using it

Employment minister wants to create new ‘public employment service’ to transform the UK job market

Some say they used bitcoin or Dogecoin to help reach goals such as affording to have a child or buy a house

Embattled retailers raise hopes of festive spending spree as sales event coincides with payday

Buyers seeking to benefit from expiring tax breaks and pent-up demand all predicted to drive up costs, according to Zoopla report