Business News Wales

8 October 2026

Housing Market Confidence Weakens in Wales as Mortgage Rates Climb

Activity across the Welsh housing market was muted through September according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and the rise in mortgage rates appears to be weighing on the sales and pricing outlook.

Housing Market Confidence Weakens in Wales as Mortgage Rates Climb

Cardiff-Developed Maternity Technology Now Available to Hospitals Across UK and Ireland

Principality Backs Landmark Cardiff Co-Living Development With £28m Funding Deal

Cardiff Proptech Firm Helps Automate Board Management Across 5,000 UK Estate Agency Offices

Rhyl in ‘Strong Position’ as £20m Regeneration Plans Advance

£500,000 Investment Fund for Wales Loan Backs Penguin Wealth Planners’ Growth

Business News Wales Podcasts Specials

Major Transport Plans Advance for Menai Crossing and M4 Around Newport

Businesses in Wales Report Strong Demand Despite Confidence Fall

Industry Called on to Help Design Wales’ Future Energy System

Great Taste 2026 Supreme Champion and Golden Fork From Wales Announced

£11.4bn Welsh Public Procurement Market Increasingly Focused on Value Beyond Price

Industry and Government Leaders Come Together to Discuss Wales’ AI Future

Welsh Industrial and Logistics Take-Up Rises in Q3 as Demand for Space Remains Strong

More Important Than Ever That Policymakers Value Apprenticeships, Says NTFW

Women’s Champions League Final Set to Deliver Economic Boost for Cardiff

The Celtic Collection Becomes First Welsh Hospitality Company Named AA Group of the Year

Cardiff Faces Major Push to Convert 38,000 Phone Lines to Digital

Additional £100,000 to Support Newport’s 2027 Events Programme

South West Wales Looks to Build One Regional Proposition for Investment

Work Begins to Bring Former Peboc Site Back to Life