DIY disaster as cost of materials hits the roof: Travis Perkins bosses eye ‘considerable’ price rises after boom in building work during lockdown The builders’ merchant said on Sunday Britons faced ‘considerable’ cost rises Price of bagged cement expected to rise by 15 per cent and chipboard by a tenth The rises follow a boom … Read more
Inflation rises from 0.4% to 0.7% in March after surge in fuel and clothing prices The CPI rate of inflation went up from 0.4 per cent to 0.7 per cent in March The ONS said that the increase was caused by rising fuel and clothing prices The rate is still well below the Bank of … Read more
Millions of households will see their energy bills soar from Thursday – unless they take action now By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 27 March 2021 Millions of households will see their energy bills soar from Thursday – unless they take action now. … Read more
Number of people in England with Covid symptoms rises by just 0.6% in a week – but expert behind app tracking outbreak insists slight spike from schools reopening is ‘well under control’ Covid Symptom Study app estimated there were 3,245 daily symptomatic infections in week to March 21 Professor Tim Spector, who leads the app, … Read more
The pandemic caused the world’s middle class to shrink for the first time since the 1990s last year, according to an estimate based on World Bank data. Another estimate showed that almost two-thirds of households in developing economies reported that they had suffered loss in income in 2020. A study from non-partisan research group Pew … Read more
Have you ever wondered how much your home would make on Airbnb? Prospective hosts now can find out exactly how much they could earn each month by renting out their space, thanks to a new tool from the site. The ‘What’s My Place Worth’ tool calculates your home’s estimated income based on its location, the … Read more
Revealed: The 11 countries where house prices grew more than in Britain last year – including one where values are up a THIRD despite the pandemic The UK placed 12th in Knight Frank’s global index of house price increases Countries such as New Zealand, the US and Canada saw prices rise more Emerging market Turkey … Read more
The areas of Britain that have seen the biggest house price rises during the pandemic have been revealed exclusively to Mail Online Property. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and Banbury, Oxfordshire, top the list compiled by Halifax and have seen prices rocket by £100,000 – or more than a third. The analysis, based on places with … Read more
A new report has revealed the recent surge in ownership of pure electric vehicles in the UK but also highlights a regional divide in uptake, which is far higher in affluent areas. The number of battery electric vehicles (or BEVs) owned privately rather than by businesses and fleets has risen by nearly 30,000 cars in … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s remains by far the most unpopular Cabinet minister despite a tiny surge in support after schools return announcement – as poll finds new Brexit chief Lord Frost is more popular than the PM By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 13:02 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 13:24 GMT, 5 … Read more