The housing market continued its buoyant rise in January, and this time the trend is country-wide.The economy didn’t grow at all in the last few months of 2019, according to yesterday’s official report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The government is set to give HS2 the green light today, approving plans for a high-speed line between London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds.The government has launched a consultation on creating up to10 tax-free zones for importing and exporting goods by 2021.A new scheme is being unveiled today to give a 30% discount on the price of a new home to key workers, such as nurses, police, and the military.161,022 new homes were registered in 2019 - that’s the highest since 2007.Hargreaves Lansdown has called for the pensions tax relief system to be scrapped and suggested an alternative which it says would be simpler and fairer. The pound was down against the dollar yesterday, thanks to a speech by Boris Johnson that kicked off trade negotiations between the UK and the EU.The car maker has said it might pull out of Europe and expand its UK operations if there’s a hard BrexitAfter 47 years of membership, and almost four of arguing about it, our departure date from the European Union is here.UK production lines slowed in 2019, with the lowest output in almost a decade.Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead for Huawei to help build our new 5G network, amid criticism from US officials and resistance from some UK MPs. 
