Is after lockdown a good time to buy or sell a house?

It was a different world when Valerie and Paul Sanders* agreed to buy a £700,000, four-bedroom home in Orpington, Kent. They were cash buyers and the vendor was moving into rented accommodation; there was no chain, no hold-ups. But with the exchange scheduled for March 23, the day the UK entered lockdown, the sale became … Read more

Should you make your move? Is now REALLY a good time to buy or sell?

It was a different world when Valerie and Paul Sanders* agreed to buy a £700,000, four-bedroom home in Orpington, Kent. They were cash buyers and the vendor was moving into rented accommodation; there was no chain, no hold-ups. But with the exchange scheduled for March 23, the day the UK entered lockdown, the sale became … Read more

France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with its coronavirus economic crisis

France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with its coronavirus economic crisis, one of the country’s top businessmen suggests Stephane Distinguin said France should sell the Mona Lisa to help the economy  He said for the sale to ‘make sense’, the Mona Lisa would need to fetch €50bn  The Mona Lisa … Read more

Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be able to sell food and drink from street stalls within weeks

Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be able to sell food and drink from street stalls within weeks under plans to ease lockdown Pubs, cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating allowed to reopen in June The move is hoped to help bolster the hospitality industry for another month  Small open-air weddings in front of churches could … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Homes flood the market as desperate owners battle to sell

A glut of homes for sale flooded onto property websites today after Britain’s housing market was reopened in a bid to get the country moving again during the lockdown. Some 2,150 properties have been added to RightMove in England, Wales and Scotland over the past 24 hours – a huge increase on the preceding days … Read more

How and where to buy & sell cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

Back in 2018, This is Money received an e-mail from a reader which started: ‘You need to have a section dedicated to crypto technology and currencies. ‘This is now a market exploding with ICOs, new currencies daily, technological advancements and a market worth over $550billion. ‘The technology is the biggest technological leap since the founding … Read more

Sell your cakes in street, insurer tells cafe over coronavirus claim

Insurer Hiscox sends letter to cafe owner suggesting he should sell cakes to anyone passing his doorway instead of claiming on his insurance policy By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 2 May 2020 Insurer Hiscox has sent a letter to a cafe owner suggesting … Read more

Why Kyle Sandilands and Imogen Anthony refuse to sell their $3million farm

The REAL reason Kyle Sandilands and his model ex-girlfriend Imogen Anthony refuse to sell their $3million Southern Highlands farm By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:26 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 01:29 BST, 27 April 2020 Radio host Kyle Sandilands and his ex-girlfriend Imogen Anthony won’t be selling their $3million farm in … Read more

Jennifer Hawkins is struggling to sell her $20million Sydney mansion

Jennifer Hawkins first listed her stunning $20million Sydney mansion for sale back in November.  And it seems that the Australian model, 36, is still struggling to find a buyer for her home at Newport, with the real estate market floundering amid the coronavirus pandemic.  The property’s listing agent Ken Jacobs told The Daily Telegraph on … Read more