House prices shoot up in UK towns as ‘race for space’ continues apace
The “race for space” between homebuyers has pushed up prices in some UK towns by about a fifth this year, with Taunton topping a list of areas with the biggest Read More
Gender pay gap at UK’s biggest firms is growing, data suggests
The gender pay gap reported to the government by Britain’s biggest firms is widening, Guardian analysis shows, prompting warnings that women face a bleak and worsening economic picture in 2022. Read More
Call for law change to stop abusive partners inheriting from their victims
An MP has called for a change in the law after an abusive husband inherited his wife’s estate despite an inquest linking her suicide to domestic violence. Florence Eshalomi, the Read More
UK worker who stayed home over fear of Covid fails in discrimination claim
A fear of catching Covid-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act, a judge has ruled, after a woman claimed she was discriminated against by her employer when Read More
British Gas admits an error that could lose me a new home
My daughter faces having nowhere to live because of billing mistakes by British Gas. Her landlord served notice, in order to sell the property she was renting, and she was Read More
UK households warned of ‘year of the squeeze’ as cost of living soars
UK households face a hit of £1,200 next year as stalling wages and rising tax and energy bills cause a “cost of living catastrophe” in the spring, a leading thinktank Read More
Stella Creasy criticises ‘absurdity’ of parliament’s approach to new mothers
Stella Creasy has criticised the “absurdity” of parliament’s approach to new mothers, after the Commons Speaker said it was up to the chair of a debate to decide whether MPs Read More
UK house price growth set to slow in 2022, property experts say
Britain’s housing market is to slow dramatically in 2022 as borrowing costs rise and household budgets come under mounting strain, property experts have predicted. After a year of booming prices Read More