House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month following Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the tax break Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday was due to end on March 31 but will end in June The extension meant last month house sales saw the biggest surge since August Tax holiday means buyers pay … Read more
Garden space in London is getting smaller as stamp duty costs force mean people are adding extensions instead of moving, according to the Ordnance Survey. Reforms brought in back in 2014 mean more tax needs to be paid on homes worth more than £937,000 – traditionally found more often in the capital than many other … Read more
I am currently house-hunting and have just found a place I want to make an offer on. I am on a relatively tight budget, so I am keen to take advantage of the extended stamp duty holiday and complete before the end of June. The property is worth £575,000, so I would be saving £15,000 … Read more
Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio excited fans when he shared the first clue about the plot of season six to Twitter. Uploading a snap of a packet of the Australian chocolate biscuits TimTams with the caption ‘#LineofDuty Series 6 Plot Clue No. 1’, fans began to ferociously speculate as to what it might mean. But … Read more
‘World’s biggest’ video game cheating operation that made £55million selling hacks for games such as Call Of Duty is smashed by Chinese police The so-called Chicken Drumstick ring offered gaming cheats around the world Gamers paid up to £145 a month to get access to the specially-designed hacks Chinese police say they busted the ring … Read more
Chad Michael Murray looks like a proud papa as he enjoys ‘daddy duty’ in a rare photo with his daughter By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 21:58 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 30 March 2021 He rose to fame as one of the 2000s favorite TV hunks. And Chad Michael Murray proved he could … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Acting DI Steve Arnott shares his surname with crimewriter Jake Arnott, while DI Kate Fleming is the namesake of 007’s Ian.
Along with Zoom quizzes, baking banana bread and a constant loop of TikTok videos, home improvements have been on the rise during the course of the pandemic. This is largely a result of more people working from home and having more time to redecorate while being keen to improve their new work spaces. Meanwhile, some … Read more
Long-haul flights face duty rise under plans to make passengers on higher-polluting plane journeys pay more The Treasury is considering introducing higher taxes for long-haul flights Holidaymakers would see increased flight tax to Australia, New Zealand & Peru Would help cut taxes for domestic flights, currently charged at £26 for return By Daniel Martin and … Read more
Demand for homes to buy has jumped since the extension of the stamp duty holiday and other measures were announced in the Budget, but with supply continuing to fall, prices are set to keep rising, new research suggests. Buyer demand was up 24 per cent in the week that followed the Budget on 3 March, … Read more