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Average property asking prices creep up again, Rightmove says

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Average asking prices have ‘surprisingly’ increased in the past four weeks, after three consecutive months of falls, fresh data from property website Rightmove reveals.  According to Rightmove’s latest figures, average asking price swelled by £1,522, or 0.5 per cent, to £318,580 in the past month. The property site says one in five buyers who agreed … Read more

Average age of new Hargreaves investor falls from 45 to 37 since 2012

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Stock market investors get younger: Average age of new Hargreaves customers falls from 45 to 37 in last eight years By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 1 February 2021 Britain’s stock market investors are getting younger as the pandemic pushes households into taking control … Read more

Asian elephants living in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average HUMAN

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Asian elephants living in captivity have a lower body fat percentage than the average HUMAN and are no more likely to be overweight than their free-ranging cousins Researcher fit captive Asian elephants with a large Fitbit-style tracking device They also fed them bread soaked in heavy water and took regular blood samples This allowed them … Read more

Biggest house price jump for FIVE YEARS: London leads the way with £500,000 average home

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London has driven a 7.6 per cent national rise in house prices after the average property in the capital surpassed £500,000 for the first time. In the UK as a whole, the average price of a home rose to a record £249,633 in November, up from £231,100 a year earlier, said the Office for National … Read more

Average first-time buyer must save more than a YEAR’S salary for a deposit on a home

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The average first-time buyer must save more than a year’s salary to put down a deposit on a house, according to new data. A 20 per cent deposit on a home now equates to 104 per cent of annual pre-tax income of the average worker, Nationwide Building Society says. This figure, which applies to the … Read more

Test and trace consultants are earning average of £1,000 a DAY

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The Test and Trace system is forking out almost £1million a day to just one consultancy firm, it has emerged. The Government is paying an average of £1,000 a day to each consultant working on the programme. Deloitte has 900 employees working for the service. David Williams, joint permanent secretary of the Department of Health and … Read more

NHS Test and Trace is paying 2,300 management consultants an AVERAGE of £163,000 EACH

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NHS Test and Trace is paying 2,300 management consultants an AVERAGE of £163,000 EACH – more than Boris Johnson’s £150k salary Test and Trace consultants are being paid an average salary of  £163,000 each Government-funded service currently employs 2,300 management consultants The figures reflect number of consultants working at the start of November By Bhvishya … Read more

Katie Holmes, 42, looks like an average New Yorker grabbing an Uber in NYC

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Katie Holmes is a veteran movie star who used to be married to Mr Hollywood, Tom Cruise. But on Wednesday the 42-year-old The Secret actress looked like an average New Yorker as she wore a blazer, jeans and boots while grabbing an Uber. This comes days after the mother to 14-year-old Suri Cruise was seen … Read more

Blue-chip bosses pocket average worker’s 2021 pay in just three days

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How bosses of blue-chip firms pocket the average worker’s 2021 pay in just three days By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 23:11 GMT, 5 January 2021 The average blue-chip chief will tonight have been paid more for 2021 than most employees receive in the whole year, … Read more