Moneyfacts put the average 10-year fixed UK mortgage at 6.32% in October 2026. Nationwide reported house prices still 0.5% higher than a year earlier. Model calculation, regions, checklist.
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed Amazon's bid to block a landmark case over its "Buy Box" algorithm. Two linked claims, worth more than £4bn combined, can now head to trial.
Projection by Net Trends based on data from the Rip-Deal-Unit Vienna: an estimated 65,248 rip-deal cases, around 30,000 perpetrators and around €1.476 billion in damage in Germany over 40 years – estimates, not official statistics.
Milan police arrest rip deal kings Nenad Jovanovic and Dzani Di Giammarco: a mega-villa, luxury cars and stolen paintings by Rubens and Renoir worth millions.
A luxury villa in Marbella advertised online was the bait, gold and counterfeit money the goal: with a sting, the Rip-Deal Unit Vienna caught three suspects known to police across Europe. They are presumed innocent.
Eight arrests, €7.1 million in counterfeit money, €320,000 in documented losses: a case from Spain shows how rip-deal fraudsters lure sellers – and how to spot the scam.
Germany's gross domestic product grew just 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2026. Investment is falling and exports are weakening - what that means for interest rates and jobs.
From 20 November 2026, new credit law applies in Germany to BNPL purchases such as Klarna, small loans under 200 euros and overdrafts – with credit checks and a right of withdrawal.