Is the property market hanging by a thread as the stamp duty holiday ends?

Property sales that are worth £1.5 billion are at risk of collapsing unless the Chancellor can be persuaded to extend the stamp duty holiday. The staggering sum represents two-thirds of buyers nationwide who are in a chain where someone is dependent on completion before the March 31 deadline, according to lender Paragon. Rightmove says about … Read more

Gordon Ramsay is looking forward to ‘seeing my f*****g neighbours in Cornwall’ when lockdown 3 ends

Gordon Ramsay has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at his neighbours in Cornwall. Various residents complained about his family spending lockdown 1 at their home on the coast last spring; and the TV chef, 54, has mocked them in a recent interview. Asked what he’s most looking forward to when lockdown 3 eventually ends, Gordon quipped: ‘Getting … Read more

Denise Van Outen ends 20-year feud with ex-Big Breakfast co-star Johnny Vaughan

‘Some silly arguments are just not worth it’: Denise Van Outen reveals she’s ended her 20-year feud with ex-Big Breakfast co-star Johnny Vaughan By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:32 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 01:41 GMT, 2 February 2021 Denise Van Outen has revealed she’s finally ended her 20-year feud with her former … Read more

Property sales worth billions are at risk over cliff-edge when stamp duty holiday ends, MPs warn 

Property sales worth billions are at risk over cliff-edge when stamp duty holiday ends, MPs warn MPs have warned thousands of house sales at risk when stamp duty holiday ends Cross-party debate heard billions of pounds risked unless tax cut was extended Homebuyers now face anxious wait for Rishi Sunak’s March 3 Budget By Martin … Read more

21m people may take out loan this year once lockdown ends

Economy may be precarious, tax rises could be near and unemployment is increasing, but 21m people are considering taking out a loan this year once lockdown ends By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:58 GMT, 31 January 2021 The economy may be hovering on the edge … Read more

US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain

US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain slid after its US suitor backed away from a bid. The betting giant had … Read more

Cerys Matthews album review: She ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun

Cerys Matthews ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun… final proof that she’s come a long way from being a pop star By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra and Ten Poets  We Come … Read more

Steve Baker Tory lockdown ‘coup’ ends as he supports Boris Johnson

Tory coup that only lasted for two hours! ‘Hardman of Brexit’ Steve Baker tells Boris Johnson to end lockdown or face revolt – before tweeting his ‘full support’ by the end of the day Former minister Steve Baker had warned long lockdown could see PM toppled Called for ‘guarantee’ that lockdown measures will not be … Read more

Car repossessions to restart from February after Covid-19 ban ends

Drivers who fall behind on car finance payments can have their vehicles repossessed by lenders from February as FCA ban ends Repossession ban has been in place during the pandemic to protect consumers Exceptional financial hardship caused by Covid-19 has seen repossessions on homes, cars and other products restricted FCA has proposed for motor repossessions to … Read more

Price of homes soars by £14k in six months but experts fear it could fade as stamp duty holiday ends

Price of a home soars by £14k in just six months… but experts fear boom could fade away once stamp duty holiday ends Average price of a home in the UK jumped to record £252,211 at the end of 2020 Market was ‘turbocharged’ by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday  Biggest regional annual rise was … Read more