Halifax: House prices rocket 7.5% in a year to add £18,000 to average home

House prices rocket 7.5% in a year to add £18,000 to the cost of the average home, says Halifax, but is the lockdown mini-boom already slowing? Average house price reaches a new record high of £250,457, on Halifax index Property inflation at 7.5% is the highest it has been since mid-2016 October saw a monthly … Read more

Average spend in smaller stores rose 11% on 2019 to £8.14 as Britons buy for ‘big nights in’ 

At your convenience! How average spend in corner shops rose 11% on last year to £8.14 as Britons pop to local stores for beer, snacks and ice cubes for their ‘big night in’ amid pandemic The average spend in smaller convenience stores rose 11% on last year to £8.14 Trend suggests people shopped locally during … Read more

Average price for detached home increases by £24,000 since start of lockdown

The average house price for a detached home has increased by more than £24,000 since the start of lockdown, analysis has found. Research found this ‘mini-boom’ in the housing market has likely been driven by a surge in demand for spacious properties in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, which saw Britons spend much more time … Read more

Holidaymakers out of pocket by average of £1,800 after refunds refused for trips, Which? reveals 

Holidaymakers are out of pocket by an average of nearly £1,800 because airlines and travel companies have refused to give refunds for cancellations. Consumer groups have seen a surge in people making claims against companies or credit card providers because of COVID-related cancelled trips. On average, consumers are out of pocket by £1,781 because airlines … Read more

Average house price soars to record £323,530 as sellers cash in on demand during stamp duty holiday

Average house price soars to a record £323,530 as sellers cash in on huge demand during stamp duty holiday Prices rose by 1.1 per cent and are now £16,818 higher than same time last year Experts expect growth to continue until new year and it could peak at 7 per cent Market enjoyed ‘mini-boom’ due … Read more

Britain’s panic-buying peaked in week before lockdown with sales 80% above average

Supermarket rationing when the coronavirus pandemic swept across Britain failed to work because households were not stockpiling, a new report has found today.  In the four weeks before lockdown demand increased by more than 100% for soap, by 75% for soup, by 64% for cold treatments and by 45% for toilet roll.   As sales figures … Read more

Four funerals and a wedding… the yearly total of services for average parish church

Four funerals and a wedding… that’s the yearly total of services for average parish church as worshippers fall to record low Parish churches only held four funerals and one wedding on average last year Figures show that fewer than 700,000 people turned up for Sunday services The Church of England data is based from information … Read more

The Bachelorette Exclusive: What it’s REALLY like filming with ‘average Joe’ Becky Miles

‘She was so uncomfortable being in this experience’: Bachelorette star reveals what it was REALLY like filming with ‘average Joe’ Becky Miles and how her first ‘awkward’ kiss with Shannon was filmed several times Do you have a story on a Bachelorette contestant? E-mail [email protected]  By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:38 BST, … Read more

The average age of death from coronavirus is 82.4 years writes DAVID ROSE

The average age of people who died from Covid-19 in England and Wales since the pandemic began is 82.4, the Daily Mail can reveal.  That figure – computed from Office of National Statistics data by experts at Oxford University – is significantly higher than the average age reached by people recorded as dying from all … Read more

Britain’s housing boom puts £9,400 on average property

British house prices have increased by 5 per cent in just one year – but experts say the post-lockdown market boom will fizzle out after a peak in October. Buyers should cash in on the upcoming market dip, however, as the next five years are set to see house prices rising again across England – with … Read more