Average UK house prices hit record high of £254,606 in March, Halifax data shows

House prices hit a record high of £254,606 on average in March, according to research from a leading High Street bank. Figures from Halifax show house prices have jumped by 1.1% month-on-month. Across the UK, the average price is around £15,000 higher since the start of the national coronavirus lockdowns in March 2020 – equating … Read more

Katie Price’s pregnant half-sister Sophie shows off her growing baby bump

‘Still a few more weeks to go!’ Katie Price’s pregnant half-sister Sophie shows off her growing baby bump as she reaches the 33-week mark By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 19:11 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 19:11 BST, 8 April 2021 She revealed she was pregnant with her first child back in November. And Katie … Read more

Petrol prices: Diesel and unleaded rise 12p a litre in just five months

Fuel prices accelerated in March for a fifth consecutive month, latest data shows.  The average price of petrol rose 2.7p-a-litre last month, pushing unleaded to an average of 126.28p.  Diesel prices have grown more steadily at 2.4p per litre in March, reaching 129.07p-a-litre on average. Simon Williams, the RAC’s spokesman on all things fuel related, … Read more

Katie Price’s son Harvey, 18, shatters car window after a bout of the hiccups

Katie Price’s son Harvey shattered her car window on Easter Monday, after a bout of the hiccups caused the 18-year-old to become distressed. Mother-of-five Katie, 42, posted a video to Instagram of the tinted glass of her car smashed to pieces on the ground, with Harvey sat inside next to the broken window. Katie explained … Read more

Boohoo launches probe after same products were sold for different prices across its fashion labels 

Online fashion retailer Boohoo sold the same products for different prices across a number of its fashion brands, a probe revealed.  Price disparities include selling a coat for £89 at Oasis with the same product listed as £65 at Dorothy Perkins. Another product was being sold for £34 more via the Coast clothing website than … Read more

18-year property cycle: Could house prices really boom for 5 years?

Could house prices really boom for the next five years? SIMON LAMBERT on the 18-year property cycle theory By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 00:01 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 1 April 2021 Against most sensible measures, house prices in the UK are too expensive. Whether you use property values vs rents, … Read more

City house prices rise in ‘urban revival’ as commuters head back to office 

House prices in cities and towns are being driven up as workers start to prepare for a return to the office, new research suggests.  Prime postcodes in Winchester, Oxford and Bath saw some of the biggest price rises at 4 per cent, 3.7 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively in the first three months … Read more

Katie Price’s fans rush to her defence after trolls criticise her veneers in ‘heavily filtered’ clip

Katie Price‘s fans rushed to her defence after trolls criticised her veneers in a ‘heavily filtered’ clip on Saturday. The former glamour model, 42, took to Instagram to upload a short video of herself teasing a new project, By Katie Price, set for release on Monday. A series of social media users claimed her teeth … Read more

Covid UK: House prices soared by £17,000 last year to average £249,000 in January

Average house prices soared by £17,000 last year to an average £249,000 in January as the market defied coronavirus lockdowns.   In the second half of 2020, the reopening of the housing market following the easing of coronavirus restrictions unleashed a wave of pent-up demand as households moved to bigger homes outside big cities. Emboldened by … Read more

Britain’s ten hotspot villages where house prices have soared

Britain’s property hotspot villages have been revealed and top-of-the-pile Malborough, near Salcombe in Devon, has seen prices almost double. Lockdown has seen a surprise property boom – marked by deep-pocketed buyers escaping to the country – driving prices in some popular villages up substantially. The top 10 villages listed by estate agent Savills have all … Read more