1st September 2025 Ashley Webb of Capital Economics said: “The risk is that speculation over possible property tax rises in the autumn Budget, such as a mansion tax, hits buyer sentiment further in the coming months.” View article
UK private sector wage growth cools to 3.6% as employers cut headcount Ashley Webb, at the consultancy Capital Economics, said that with headline wage growth relatively stable, despite the sharper fall in private sector earnings, “the next policy meeting in February may... 20th January 2026 · Financial Times
UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1% In a note to clients, Ashley Webb, UK economist at Capital Economics, wrote: “The Bank of England will take comfort from the more significant continued slowdown in its preferred measure of regular... 16th December 2025 · The Times
UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1% Annual growth in average private sector weekly earnings — the measure most closely watched by rate setters — slowed to 3.9 per cent in the three months to October, down from 4.2 per cent the previous... 16th December 2025 · Financial Times
