The OECD - OCDE has warned that Britain will suffer the biggest rise in unemployment of any major advanced economy up to 5.5% as higher minimum wages put employers off hiring.

Pensions UK reports just 23% of the working population would reach a moderate lifestyle.

Blackstone has restricted withdrawals from its flagship private credit fund for the first time after redemption requests surged.

Tritax Big Box REIT has sold six UK logistics assets totalling circa 1.6m sq ft to EQT Real Estate for £199m.

CPI Property Group is selling the former Metropolitan Police station on Savile Row for £250m.

Intelligent land Investments Ltd is planning to invest £5bn to develop a data centre campus in Fife.

Investec has agreed a £47m loan for a scheme in Elephant & Castle with student accommodation specialist YourTRIBE.

Venn has agreed to back Quintain Living with a £188.8m facility for two of its build-to-rent schemes in London.

Social Housing REIT has agreed a £30m floating rate debt facility with Barclays.

Greggs has begun a trial of its first Greggs Express unit, a self-service solution providing customers with more “convenience and speed”.

Amazon is expanding its grocery offering, enabling certain customers in London to include fresh food items in their same-day delivery orders.

B&M Retail shares have risen by 22% in the last week or so, with revenue up 3.6% to £5.8bn.

Universal Studios Hollywood's planned UK theme park will be named Universal United Kingdom Resort, and will be supported by £1.3bn in government funding.

Watkin Jones Group has secured planning permission for its proposals for a 400-unit co-living scheme in Cardiff city centre.

Savills predicts that average UK house prices are likely to fall in 2026 as mortgage rates reduce demand with UK house price forecast is for -2% in 2026.

Frasers Group’s Mike Ashley has increased his shareholding in FTSE 250 developer Grainger plc to 4.2%.

Knight Frank have reported that 24% of investors surveyed either have or expect to have infrastructure exposure by the end of 2026 which reflects rising demand for low‑carbon, secure energy.