The Bank of England has voted unanimously to keep the UK's main interest rate at a record low of 0.25%. It said that the next rate move could be in either direction. The last change was a rate cut in August  in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU. The Bank said...

Annual growth in UK house prices accelerated for the first time in eight months in November, a lender's figures show. The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said property prices had risen by 6% compared with a year ago. That meant the cost of a typical home was £218...