Cash‑rich buyers: With the average UK house price now £298,468 after a 0.4% annual drop, purchasers with strong balance sheets hold the upper hand in negotiations, especially in the South where declines are steepest.
Northern start‑ups: Chancellor John Healey’s £150 million scale‑up fund, announced today, will channel public money into university spin‑outs and growth firms in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle,...
