Mary K. Downer

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Josh Kirby |Mary K. Downer

On the surface, house prices don't appear to have crashed. But look closer and you will see a serious slump. In recent years, there has been a significant real-terms fall in the value of millions of homes, caused by a stagnant property market in the face of high inflation. House prices grew just 1pc in the year to March, according to Rightmove. With a headline inflation rate of 3pc, this marks a notable decline in real house prices.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Mary K. Downer |Tom Haynes |Meike Eijsberg

Have you been affected by the second home surcharge? Get in touch by emailing [email protected] The first day of April was a bleak one for household budgets. Water, energy, broadband, and rail fares have shot up for us all. But for Phil Mandeville, a pensioner from Hampshire, the new financial year has been especially brutal.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Pieter Snepvangers |Mary K. Downer

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3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Pieter Snepvangers |Mary K. Downer

The firm operates a fleet of larger pre-booked vehicles, and home to school transport similarly makes up 90pc of its business. Mr Bird said that depending on the contract in place with the council, drivers are also paid for their "empty mileage", this being the journey for the driver to get to the passenger.