First-time buyer mortgage rejections spike: Here’s how to boost your chances of being accepted

First-time buyers are more likely to be rejected for a mortgage than they were before the pandemic, a new study has found. Only one in five prospective first-time buyers were able to get a mortgage on their first attempt, according to Aldermore Bank’s annual survey of people who have got on the housing ladder. This … Read more

Paris Hilton is engaged! The star has accepted a proposal from boyfriend of one year Carter Reum

Paris Hilton is engaged! The star has accepted a proposal from boyfriend of one year Carter Reum as she flashes an emerald cut diamond ring By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 14:27 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 14:34 GMT, 17 February 2021 Paris Hilton announced on Wednesday she has become engaged to her boyfriend … Read more

Arcadia collapse: Gift cards only accepted as half of any purchase

TopShop and other Arcadia stores will only now accept gift cards as half of any purchase as group goes into administration with 13,000 workers facing the axe TopShop and other Arcadia stores stopped accepting gift cards online  Even when used in stores they can only cover half the cost of a purchase Administrators are not … Read more

Kelly Brook admits to editing her pictures to appear slimmer but has now ‘accepted her size 12 body’

Kelly Brook used to edit her pictures to appear slimmer – but has now learned to ‘accept her size 12 body.’ The former glamour model, 40, admitted to altering her social media pictures in the past to recreate ‘the 20-year-old version’ of herself after struggling to come to terms with her figure when she was … Read more

‘Macho’ father reveals how he accepted 11-year-old’s dream to perform as UK’s youngest drag queen

When Fabian Butler was born, his loving dad Darren held him and dreamed of the man he would grow up to be – how he would play football with him and teach him how to box, just like he’d loved as a child. But by age eight, the youngster from Gwent, South Wales, had ditched … Read more

What’s the best way to get an offer on a house accepted?

Nearly half of homebuyers have attempted to haggle down the price of their property purchase since March. A survey by online estate agent Strike found that since lockdown began, some 45 per cent of sellers questioned had buyers ask for a reduction in sale prices, most commonly ranging from a 5 per cent to 10 … Read more

Killing Eve’s Harriet Walter planned to snub damehood – but accepted honour as feminist statement

Killing Eve’s villain Harriet Walter: I planned to snub the Queen’s ‘anti-egalitarian’ damehood – but accepted honour to make a feminist statement By Caroline Graham In Los Angeles For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:56 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 22:58 BST, 22 August 2020 Killing Eve villain Harriet Walter has revealed that she … Read more

Rylan Clark-Neal ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of his stepson Cameron after he is accepted to drama school

Rylan Clark-Neal has gushed over how proud he is of his stepson Cameron who has been accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. The TV presenter, 31, took to social media and told how he and his husband Dan, 40, who is Cameron’s father, ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of his accomplishment. Rylan shared … Read more

George Osborne has offer accepted on £1.6million – but could face £153,000 stamp duty bill

Former Chancellor George Osborne is set to buy a stunning £1.6 million country retreat – but could face a £153,000 bill thanks to the second home stamp duty policy he pushed through while in office. The 49-year-old ex-Tory MP has had an offer accepted on a Georgian home is in the picturesque Somerset town of Bruton, and will see … Read more

Trisha Goddard reveals she accepted a tearful apology from Leigh Francis

Trisha Goddard has accepted a tearful apology from Leigh Francis following his racist depiction of her on his Noughties show Bo’ Selecta! The TV icon, 62, revealed she has received a personal message from the Celebrity Juice star, 47, just days after his breakdown on Instagram amid the Black Lives Matter movement, in which he … Read more