Home buying bottleneck means transactions taking longer to complete

The average property is taking nearly a month longer to sell once under offer, due to a conveyancing bottleneck that has developed since the property market shutdown in March and April. The multi-agent property seller Movewise looked at properties that had exchanged over the past 30 days, and found that the buyers’ offer had been … Read more

The Block 2020: Truth about Scott Cam ‘buying’ Jimmy and Tam’s Brighton home after Emese Fajk fail

Insiders have dashed hopes that TV tradie Scott Cam swooped in to buy Jimmy and Tam’s home on The Block after cyber security expert Emese Fajk failed to pay up.    New Idea claimed on Monday that the renovation show host had saved the day by secretly purchasing the $4.2million mansion for himself.   But sources dismissed the … Read more

The Block’s Scott Cam ‘saves the day by buying Jimmy and Tam’s Brighton home’

The Block’s Jimmy and Tam Wilkins were forced to put their $4.2million Brighton home back on the market after buyer Emese Fajk failed to pay up after auction last year.  Now, reports claim that The Block host Scott Cam, 58, has quietly ‘swooped in’ to save the day by secretly buying the mansion himself. ‘He … Read more

Buying a home with potential to extend? Permitted development and planning permission explained

Many buyers look for a property with potential to develop. In fact, it has become increasingly tricky to find a do-er upper that hasn’t got the development potential priced in, especially in London and the South East. But it’s also still one of the best ways to increase equity and finance a move up the … Read more

Bill Gates is now the biggest owner of FARMLAND in the US after buying up 242,000 acres

Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, has been revealed as the biggest private owner of farmland in the US, after buying up 242,000 acres in 18 states. The tech mogul, who is the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of $121billion, according to Forbes, has quietly built up a massive … Read more

Trevor Noah and Minka Kelly are ‘making plans for a future together’ after buying Bel-Air mansion

He purchased a new mansion in Los Angeles’ tony Bel-Air neighborhood in December. And now Trevor Noah, 36, and his girlfriend Minka Kelly, 40, have moved into the $27.5 million home that Noah purchased for them, which was designed by LA architect Mark Rios. The loved-up couple are already ‘making plans for a future together,’ a … Read more

Should stores ban you from buying junk food online? asks FEMAIL

Claire Foges supports the proposition that stores could ban you from buying junk food online YES  By Claire Foges  A family bag of toffee popcorn; a super-sized packet of chocolate buttons; a 12-pack of cola: add to basket! Now that so many of us are doing our food shopping online, there is even more temptation … Read more

Ashley Tisdale lists Los Angeles home for $5.8 million after buying in 2019 for $4.1 million

Ashley Tisdale lists Los Angeles home for $5.8 million after buying five-bedroom, five bathroom property in Los Feliz area in 2019 for $4.1 million  The home was built in 1923 and the pan-Mediterranean villa sits on a fortified one-third of an acre parcel The main residence includes four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms while a two-story … Read more

Husband accused of panic buying after sharing Star Wars-themed video of wife’s lengthy shopping bill

Husband is accused of panic buying after sharing a Star Wars-themed TikTok video poking fun at his wife’s lengthy lockdown shopping bill The man, called Jay, shared video of his wife Ema-Lou’s food shop in Newcastle  Video, which has been viewed 2.4million times, shows him panning down receipt Viewers have criticised video calling it ‘selfish’, … Read more

Amazon will stop selling from ‘Pantry’ after buying Whole Foods and opening two ‘Fresh’ stores

Six years after launching Amazon Pantry, Amazon has discontinued the popular  service. Originally known as Prime Pantry, the option initially charged customers in the continental US a flat $5.99 shipping fee for a box that could be filled with up to 45 pounds of nonperishable groceries and household goods. It had begun as an alternative … Read more