George Osborne

Critics say Osborne inflating demand without improving supply, but others say prices well below peak in most regions.

Housing activity is below historical averages concludes BoE Financial Policy Committee in September meeting minutes.

Osborne outlines Tory's future economic strategy at party conference.

Bank of England data reveals financials bolstered by low interest rates and cheap credit but other sectors still in the dumps.

Hometrack says housing bubble talk 'overdone' while property price increase spreads beyond London.

George Osborne earlier asked central bank to watch for bubble in property market.

Employee share ownership group ifs ProShare blasts government for introducing policy.

Latest sale leaves RBS on track to sell out Direct Line shares by the end of 2014

Richard Exell says people are living through the longest real wage squeeze in over a century.

Economists' report on austerity says chancellor's policies cut 3% off UK growth.

Chancellor faces painful budget as he juggles infinite demands with finite resources, says LCA Business School's Doug Beardon.

Deputy PM urges government to stick by coalition agreement and suggests offloading capacity to Gatwick, Stansted and Luton.

The government bond markets could be weakened by July after the implementation of "Volcker Rule" in the U.S., said the Head of the U.K.'s Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls warns of tax credits bombshell as new financial year starts.

Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas resigned after a sting operation by the Sunday Times which accused him of selling access to Cameron and Osborne for a fee.

The U.K.'s public sector net borrowing increased more than anticipated in February 2012, while striking a record value for the month of February, according to the latest data released from Office for National Statistics (ONS).

New figures show that the Queen is on course for six successive years of cuts for funding for the royal household, said a media report.