Those who want to move home and avoid paying thousands of pounds in stamp duty need to begin their search as soon as possible By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 Those who want to move home and avoid paying thousands of … Read more
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May once threatened to quit his Holland Park home because of what he described as a proliferation of basement developments nearby. His acquisition — just four months ago — of the neighbouring £16million property to his townhouse may give him further cause for regret. For the sale has, I can disclose, … Read more
A looming mental health crisis fuelled by the pandemic and economic recession means lengthy waiting times for treatment may get a lot worse, psychiatrists predicted yesterday. It came after new research showed two fifths of psychiatric patients waiting for appointments end up in A&E or needing crisis services. Patients with severe mental illnesses, including eating … Read more
Three months of consecutive petrol price hikes have come to an end, with motorists set to benefit from stabling pump prices in October, according to a market report. In September, unleaded prices fell a fraction – 0.17p – on average to 114.61p per litre, while diesel dropped from 118.43p to 118.10p-a-litre, says RAC’s Fuel Watch … Read more
They’re back at school. Phew. Perhaps you’re finding, like me, that life is slowly starting to return to something like normal. Homework is a walk in the park when compared with home-schooling. And yet, it’s not quite the same. For many of our children, education is no longer full-time, with pupils being sent home at … Read more
Brexit trade talks could enter their final stages this week after both sides made key concessions. If the latest round of discussions – which begin tomorrow – goes well, it is expected that negotiators will begin the process to finalise a deal. However, doubts still linger in Brussels, with EU leaders and diplomats accusing London … Read more
Long queues formed at Costco today as shoppers raced to supermarkets to fill their trolleys with toilet roll as tighter coronavirus restrictions are expected to be announced. Shelves are also being emptied of pasta, rice and tinned goods as people prepare to hunker down at home. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce tightened … Read more
Ocado and Sainsbury’s have warned they are running out of delivery slots and there are none available until Monday with Tesco and Asda – as a second lockdown looms over Britain. The online supermarkets pasted notices on their ‘pick a slot’ page warning customers the sites were experiencing high demand. Ocado’s read: ‘Delivery slots are … Read more
Universities were frantically trying to unravel the Government’s exams U-turn last night as experts warned that 55,000 students might now try to switch back to institutions that rejected them. The industry’s main umbrella body said universities were seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on how to accommodate students they had earlier refused because of A-level results downgrades. Ministers last … Read more
Britain faces a further month’s worth of rain in just three hours today after intense thunderstorms battered the country over the weekend, forcing people to flee their homes and evacuate supermarkets. A huge funnel cloud appeared over the Bristol Channel yesterday which appeared to create a spray from the sea, while an extraordinary ‘microburst’ storm … Read more