Property sales will slump more than previously expected and remain subdued into next year, estate agent Savills has warned, as it issued new house price forecasts. Savills said it expected UK house prices to fall by about 7.5 per cent this year across the UK, with property values recovering at different rates of growth. While … Read more
The majority of Americans believe the costs of their insurance, drugs and health care will rise in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll reveals. A Gallup and West Health poll found that 55 percent of Americans are ‘very concerned’ that the pharmaceutical industry will take advantage of the pandemic to hike drug … Read more
Households urged to lock into cheap energy deals before prices rebound as lockdown ends By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 June 2020 Households are being urged to lock into cheap energy deals before prices rebound as the UK exits lockdown. Prices are at … Read more
I found a property for sale that was available in October 2019. At the time, it had an asking price of £1.75million. It didn’t sell and is now back on the market for £50,000 more – or £1.8million. Is this a case of people putting houses back on the market for a bit more than … Read more
Housing market has its best ever week outside London as buyers flood back after lockdown By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 00:05 BST, 15 June 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 15 June 2020 The housing market had its best ever week outside London when buyers flooded back after lockdown, according to figures out … Read more
Bring out the wellies: city dwellers are finally finding an excuse to make that long-postponed escape to the country. As many realise — thanks to the lockdown — that they can work just as easily from home, demand for properties in rural areas has soared. A recent report by estate agent Savills found four in … Read more
Demise of buy-one-get-one-free deals and other promotions pushes grocery prices up 2.4 per cent in a MONTH as Britons reel from the impact of coronavirus crisis Prices rocketed up between March 18 and April 17, the IFS reported today More than half the rise could be linked to a massive decline in promotions It came … Read more
Motorists could soon be given £6,000 by the government if they agree to scrap their existing petrol or diesel car and buy a new electric vehicle, according to reports. The plans, which could be announced as early as July, would be part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to relaunch the economy – following in … Read more
Following the opening of car dealerships in England last Monday – and with Northern Ireland and Scotland and Wales set to follow suit – consumer champion What Car? has revealed the biggest savings available to new car buyers. Some of Britain’s most popular cars can now be had with savings of almost 25 per cent … Read more
Property prices have fallen for the third month in a row in May as coronavirus stalled activity in the market, a housing report shows. However, the decline has been modest, with just a 0.2 per cent monthly downturn in values, according to the Halifax index. The fall took the average house price in Britain to … Read more