Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat   Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat   Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more

Homes now cost 7 times salary on average, and women experience ‘gender home buying gap’

Property prices in England are now seven times the local salary on average, as house price inflation appears to be outgrowing wages.  The typical house costs more than seven times the median annual salary of £31,596, but in some parts of London and the South East the multiple is much higher, reaching up to 27 … Read more

The £521m-a-DAY hit to our economy: That’s the cost of lockdown to British businesses

Each day of lockdown is costing the economy more than £500million, according to research for the Daily Mail. The Centre for Economics and Business Research found that output is £521million a day lower than it was before the pandemic. One in four businesses remains closed and six million workers are on furlough. As well as … Read more

The £521m-a-DAY hit to our economy: That’s the cost of lockdown to British businesses

Each day of lockdown is costing the economy more than £500million, according to research for the Daily Mail. The Centre for Economics and Business Research found that output is £521million a day lower than it was before the pandemic. One in four businesses remains closed and six million workers are on furlough. As well as … Read more

Viewers left ‘wincing’ by Your Garden Made Perfect design that cost a whopping £36,000

Your Garden Made Perfect viewers were left unimpressed by the result of a £36,000 makeover on last night’s episode. Jake and Tracy, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, said they rarely used the garden at the back of the bungalow where they live with daughter Poppy.  Tracy, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, wanted a … Read more

Viewers left ‘wincing’ by Your Garden Made Perfect design that cost a whopping £36,000

Your Garden Made Perfect viewers were left unimpressed by the result of a £36,000 makeover on last night’s episode. Jake and Tracy, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, said they rarely used the garden at the back of the bungalow where they live with daughter Poppy.  Tracy, who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, wanted a … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds’s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds’s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more