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The mortgage industry has reacted to the Autumn Statement this lunchtime, with some suggesting it will “restore confidence” while others claim areas of the sector “have been bypassed”. Lodestone Mortgages & Protection founder and director Craig Fish suggests the mortgage market “has escaped relatively unscathed”
Rishi Sunak will become the UK’s new prime minister after Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the running for party leadership. He will be the country’s third prime minister is as many months. Sunak served as chancellor of the exchequer from 2020 to 2022, notably during the coronavirus pandemic. Previous to this, the MP
Michael Gove's Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will legalise 'street votes' on loft conversions, conservatories and extensions, which would be approved as long as a third of locals don't object.
Construction output fell for the third month in a row in June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Output stood at £13.89bn for the