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UK house prices grew in March at fastest pace since August 2007

House prices across the UK grew at the fastest pace in March since shortly before the financial crisis hit in 2007, according to official figures. With buyers rushing to take advantage of the government’s stamp duty holiday, extended to the end of June, the average UK house price climbed 10.2% in the year to March, …

My flat’s gone down in price because of Land Registry delays

In February I applied to the Land Registry to extend the lease of a flat I am selling. After three months, during which time it failed to respond to requests for updates, I was told new submissions were taking 10 months and the expected completion was 27 December. It said it would try to expedite …

Vodafone shares sink after revenues slump

Vodafone was the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 on Tuesday as investors reacted to lower than expected profits, a decline inrevenues due to the impact of pandemic travel bans and a drop in smartphone sales. While Vodafone swung back to the black last year, reporting profits of €536m (£461m) compared with a loss of …

The Guardian view on working from home: a new social divide

As Britain warily exits lockdown, the post-pandemic challenges that the country faces are looming large. On Tuesday, a study by the Resolution Foundation thinktank outlined some of them, including reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and managing the transition to automation in parts of the economy. The report also highlighted a new social divide, …