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Buyers are securing discounts

Buyers securing discounts as the number of homes for sale reaches six year high

Eleanor Temple, chair of R3 in Yorkshire and a barrister at Kings Chambers in Leeds, said: “Despite gloomy forecasts for the UK economy, this month’s research does appear to show a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel." (Photo supplied by R3)

'Yorkshire recorded largest fall in insolvency-related activity'

Halifax tops price growth chart

Yorkshire town tops UK chart for annual house price growth plus 2024 predictions

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for much of the south of England. Flood warnings are also in place in the area.

Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Flash floods hit the UK - and Storm Ciaran is also on the way

Rishi Sunak has decided to scrap the second phase of HS2.

Rishi Sunak's HS2 cancellation sends damaging signal to the world: Beckie Hart

'If you had two children at school, and one was doing well and the other struggling, what would your response be?' PIC: Tony Johnson

Tackling regional inequality key to a more prosperous country - Bill Carmichael

A woman reads a book on a bench in Green Park in central London on September 5, 2023 as the country experiences a late heatwave.

UK heat-health warning escalated as temperatures hit sweltering 32C

The Hare and Hounds pub on Toller Lane in Bradford

Yorkshire pub which closed down last year could be turned into shops and homes

Children walking down the corridor of a school.

How we can level up standards in less successful schools - Andy Brown

Leeds has recorded the strongest prime rental growth of any city outside London and the South East. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Leeds records strongest prime rental office growth outside London

Thunderstorms will hit south east of England on Thursday, said the Met Office.

Met Office issues UK weather warning for thunderstorms

A Barnsley College student rings home to give the news of her results. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

This year’s A-level students deserve praise for showing resilience - The YP says

'The report calls on the Government to implement a ‘London-style’ regulated buses across all of England'. PIC: Chris Etchells

Report shows the current approach to Levelling Up is not working - The YP says

30C highs to hit UK this week before ‘heavy’ thundery downpours. (Photo: James Manning/PA Wire)

Yorkshire weather: Heat-health alert issued as temperatures set to hot up

Sunny weather is set to hit England resulting in the first heat health alert of its kind

What is a heat health alert and what does amber warning mean?

House prices are moderating

UK house prices are slipping but Yorkshire is bucking the trend

'Addressing regional inequalities has been an ambition for the Conservative Party since Boris Johnson made it the centrepiece of the last General Election'. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill does not go far enough - Jack Shaw

Over the last year, the average rent in Yorkshire has risen 11.5 per cent to £861 per calendar month, an increase of £88. Picture: Simon Hulme

Average monthly rent outside London passes £1,000 for first time

The number of profit warnings issued by companies based in the region during the first quarter of the year was the second-highest since quarter two of 2020.

Profit warnings issued by Yorkshire firms up 60% on 2022

UK to have ‘soft’ heatwave in April and May
After months of largely cold and wet weather, warmer temperatures - which could reach the mid 20s - are on the way leading to predictions of a ‘soft’ heatwave

Teaching union NASUWT announced it had secured more than £15.1m in compensation for its members during 2022. STOCK IMAGE.

Teacher wins £115,000 payout after being sacked over work-related stress

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

Major changes are planned at Rudding Park

Rudding Park country club plan 'worth £14m a year to local economy'

The average home in Yorkshire now costs over £190,000. The median local income for those in secure full time employment is £30,000. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

We’re letting down young families with existing housing policies - Andy Brown

Housebuilder Berkeley Group has said it is taking a “cautious” approach to releasing new phases of developments to the market amid continued “volatility” in the UK property sector.

Berkeley Group to take ‘cautious’ approach as sales drop

DVLA reveals the most common driving offences in Britain

Men walk down a street amid rubble from destroyed buildings on February 20, 2023 in Hatay, Turkey

Two new earthquakes hit Turkey killing three people and injuring 200

St. James’s Place's data reveals that the number of people who do not feel financially comfortable in Yorkshire and the Humber has doubled in the last year, rising to 60 per cent.

New report details growing wealth gap between Yorkshire and South of England

MagTec, a British leader in the design and manufacture of drive systems for electric vehicles. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Yorkshire outperforming London as a net zero jobs 'hotspot', new research finds

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a Levelling Up sign. PIC: Christopher Furlong/PA Wire

Levelling up funding leaves us in no doubt about this Government - The YP says

Dirk Mischendahl, left, and Josh Lee, founders and directors at Northern Bloc. Picture: Lorne Campbell / Guzelian

Ice cream maker Northern Bloc scoops up two acquisitions, adding £2m to turnover
Ice cream manufacturer Northern Bloc has acquired two artisan ice cream businesses, adding £2m to its turnover.

Richard Cook gives his expert insight

New affordable housing must be key to levelling up strategy: Richard Cook

Developers can't be left to own devices to fix housing crisis: Andy Brown

The PCS are timing its road workers’ strikes with the RMT. Credit: Getty

Road workers are set to strike in lead up to Christmas- here’s when

A Bank of England spokesperson said: "We are revisiting our plan and timetable but our presence in Leeds will continue to expand, and our intention to create a Northern Hub there remains.”

Bank of England 'revisits timetable' to move staff to Leeds

The number of businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber experiencing insolvency-related activity saw a decrease last month.

Yorkshire and the Humber sees fall in insolvency-related activities

Little Wold Vineyard at South Cave in East Yorkshire.
Alice Maltby with one of their sparkling wines amongst the vines.

Meet the family behind Yorkshire's largest vineyard

Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss.

Why I intend to double down on the mission to level up - Liz Truss

Liz Truss.

Liz Truss promises to double down on levelling up if she becomes next PM

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss

Liz Truss U-turns on plan to cut pay for public sector workers outside London

Stock image of a police vehicle

Pensioner, 86, seriously ill after car came off road and crashed into hedge

The housng market is holding up amid a lack of supply

Lack of supply is shoring up house prices for now but those who rent face misery

Andy Taylor is partner and head of restructuring at Shakespeare Martineau.

Yorkshire firms account for 10 per cent of administrations in first six months

Across the country, temperatures exceeded 40C in the UK for the first time on record.

Yorkshire sees hottest day as UK temperatures exceeded 40C for first time

Tony Blair and wife Cherie during the 1997 election. Picture: GERRY PENNY/AFP via Getty Images.

Bring back grammar schools to level up the country - Yorkshire Post Letters

A level two heat-health alert warning has been issued ahead of the heatwave (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning symptoms of heatstroke as heat-health alert issued

East Riding named among best places to buy a home.

East Riding of Yorkshire named as second best place in England to buy a house

The spirit of levelling up has undergone many political metamorphoses over at least two decades now, says Lisa Littlefair, Leeds City Director of Mott MacDonald

People need to hear how levelling up will change lives - Lisa Littlefair

Yorkshire’s property market saw the UK’s strongest recovery in 2021. Picture: AdobeStock

Why Yorkshire's property market has seen the strongest recovery in the UK

Chichester in UK

UK’s happiest and unhappiest towns unveiled - and it’s all to do with the weathe...

A snow-dusted footpath near Bingley in Bradford

This Yorkshire city gets the least amount of winter sunlight

Last year, Knights announced the completion of its move to the historic Majestic building in Leeds, which is also the new national headquarters of Channel 4.

Knights reviews growing pipeline of acquisition opportunities

Revealed: these are the top 20 property hotspots and coldspots of 2021

Omicron now accounts for around 90% of cases in London, according to the latest official analysis (image: Getty Images)

Omicron is now the dominant strain of Covid in England, figures suggest

Boris Johnson gives a victory speech at the 2019 election. New research has found wages in 'Red Wall' areas have fallen even further behind London and the South-East in the last two years.

Levelling up 'in doubt' as Yorkshire wage rises lag massively behind London

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express steams over the Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle Carlisle line. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Numbers of first-time visitors to Yorkshire Dales National Park still high

In May, Knights announced the completion of its move to the historic Majestic building in Leeds, which is also the new national headquarters of Channel 4.

Strong performance from law firm Knights after it moves into Majestic

Electric vehicles charging point

New homes in England required to have EV charging points from next year

There are new calls to restore the rail link between York and Hull.

York to Hull rail link can become national first – Yorkshire Post Letters