Estate agent rapped over 'traps'

1:55pm Friday 10th July 2009

A High Court judge has said that fees charged to landlords by letting agent Foxtons when tenants extended their contracts were like a "trap".

Demand doubts push oil prices lower

12:40pm Friday 10th July 2009

Crude oil has retreated below 60 US dollars a barrel as doubts over fragile global demand put downward pressure on prices.

Output prices see fastest fall

10:58am Friday 10th July 2009

Factory gate prices fell at their fastest annual rate in almost eight years during June due to lower oil prices, official figures have revealed.

Bovis warns on mortgage drought

8:01am Friday 10th July 2009

Bovis Homes has warned that the housing market continued to be constrained by a lack of mortgage availability but said that prices were showing "a degree of stability".

Fare hikes feared amid funding gap

5:58am Friday 10th July 2009

London's transport network faces a potential funding gap of £1.7 billion by 2018 because of the effects of the recession, leading to the prospect of higher fares, reduced services and improvements being cancelled, an official report has warned.

Parenthood 'devastating' to pay

12:07am Friday 10th July 2009

Women suffer a "devastating" impact on their pay after having children, a new study has found.

Divide in healthy food spending

12:07am Friday 10th July 2009

Shoppers spend an average of £470 a year on fruit and vegetables and £147 a year on unhealthy snack food, according to new figures.

Watchdog in name and shame plan

4:55pm Thursday 9th July 2009

The City watchdog has announced plans to name and shame companies that receive high levels of complaints.

Sunbed sales rise for groomed men

4:55pm Thursday 9th July 2009

The modern man has turned to tanning, waxing and skimpy shorts, inspired by "style icons" including spoof fashion journalist Bruno, according to eBay.