UK house prices dipped in December, says Halifax

Decline is first for nine months although prices still 3.3% above last year

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Services index shows big jump in prices for December as companies fear tariffs

The ISM services survey's prices index jumped to 64.4%, an increase of 6.2 points or more than 10%.
CNBC - 17h
Stamp duty changes will motivate first-time buyers, says Halifax

The UK's biggest mortgage lender says house prices rose 3.3% during the course of 2024.
BBC News - 19h
UK firms plan price rises as business confidence falls to lowest level since 2022 ‘mini-budget', survey finds

Firms across hospitality, manufacturing, construction and healthcare expressed concerns about how they would cover additional tax costs.
CNBC - 2d
UK businesses plan price increases as Budget drives up costs

Tax and wage rises have caused confidence to ‘slump’, warns British Chambers of Commerce
Financial Times - 2d
Experts say high food prices are here to stay. Here's why

Some experts say there's really nothing the government can do about high food prices.
CNBC - 3d
What economists say about the UK’s outlook for 2025

Below are full responses to the FT’s annual survey about the British economy
Financial Times - 5d
House prices rose by 4.7% in 2024, says Nationwide

Housing market activity remained "remarkably resilient" despite affordability challenges, the lender says.
BBC News - 6d
UK house prices rise more than expected in December

Month-on-month increase of 0.7% takes average house price close to record high
Financial Times - 6d

Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data

Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace
ABC News - 6m
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking
ABC News - 7m
Rescuers search for 2 British hikers missing since New Year's Day in Italian alps

Dense fog and avalanche warnings have hampered rescue crews searching for two British hikers who have been missing in the Italian alps near Trento since Jan. 1
ABC News - 8m
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran and returning home

An Italian journalist detained in Iran since Dec. 19 has been freed
ABC News - 10m
Southern California wildfire live: more than 1,400 firefighters deployed to tackle ‘unprecedented’ fires

California’s governor Gavin Newsom says emergency services are ‘all hands on deck’ as fire officials say they are working on three separate major fires. Fast-moving wildfire spreads through ...
The Guardian - 12m