Welcome to our Weekly Digest – stay in the know with some recent news updates relevant to business and the economy. ‘Rippling effect’: 3000 companies collapse Despite a desperate demand for new homes, the “rippling effect” of an economic downturn has seen a staggering number of building companies go bust in the past year with nearly 3000 failing. Mortgage holders reducing monthly repayments adding years to borrowing term Mortgage holders…  Read more