Prime Minister David Cameron has already incurred the wrath of many European leaders after his use of the veto on the Lisbon Treaty revisions last month...

Retail sales fell in the year to January, after modest growth last month, and sales were considered poor for the time of the year, the CBI said. According to its latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey covering the first two weeks in January, 44% of retailers saw sales volumes fall on a year ago, while 22% reported a rise, giving a balance of -22%...

Gold has continued to be dependable and solid throughout the euro zone debt crisis, bank bailouts and changes of government bought about by financial needs rather than political...

The cost of moving house in the UK has risen at a faster rate than house prices over the past decade, according to new research by Lloyds TSB. Since 2001, the average cost associated with moving home for someone who already owns a home rose by 69% (£3632) from £5290 in 2001 to £8922 in 2011...

Nearly 10,000 construction and manufacturing businesses went into insolvency since the start of 2010, PricewaterhouseCoopers figures have revealed. Corporate insolvencies for the two sectors also show London alone suffered 927 insolvencies since the start of 2010...

Estate agents have issued a reminder to all first-time buyers that the Government's holiday on Stamp Duty Land Tax will come to an end in two months' time, on 24 March 2012...

Following sustained market volatility in the euro zone, and recent ratings agency downgrades, investors are taking stock and re-focussing their investment portfolios elsewhere, according to Barclays Stockbrokers...

Returns on student housing have nearly doubled year on year in London jumping from 8.4% in September 2010 to 15.1% in September 2011, according to the latest Knight Frank annual student accommodation index...