Housing market reaches plateau, say surveyors

The housing market has reached a "plateau", according to a survey of chartered surveyors across the UK. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the number of house sales agreed in August fell for the first time in two years.

Monthly house prices for June drop 0.6%, Halifax reports

House prices experienced a bigger monthly fall than analysts had expected in June, knocking £1,100 off the average property value, according to the Halifax.

'HS3' high-speed rail link needed to boost north - Osborne

A so-called HS3 high-speed rail link in the north of England between Manchester and Leeds could help to create an economic area to rival London, Chancellor George Osborne is to say.