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Driving test centres with the highest and lowest first-time pass rates

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With all driving tests suspended until 20 June 2020 due to coronavirus, there’ll be a backlog of learners desperate to take their practical test come the summer. If the lockdown has lifted by then, test bookings are expected to be choc-a-bloc for weeks.  But should learners be going to their nearest test centre or hand-picking a … Read more

First-time mother with coronavirus is forced to give birth in hospital’s bereavement room

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A first-time mother with coronavirus welcomed her ‘magic’ IVF baby after having to give birth in a bereavement room used for stillbirths. Pregnant Claire Trusson, 37, started to experience ‘cold’ symptoms just weeks before she was due and went into isolation – until she started having contractions. At St Helier Hospital in Sutton, medics had to put … Read more

Emotional first-time father, 22, meets his ‘perfect’ son for the first time

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Touching moment ‘macho’ first-time father, 22, meets his ‘perfect’ son for the first time and tearfully vows to ‘love him for the rest of his life’ on BBC1’s Life and Birth Sam, 25, had to have caesarean after baby’s heart rate dropped in Life and Birth Partner Jordan, 22, initially didn’t want to go into … Read more

Natalie Imbruglia opens up about defying the odds to become a first-time mother in her mid-forties

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‘I’ve always managed to do things that are unlikely or improbable’: Natalie Imbruglia, 45, on defying the odds to become a mother to ‘magical’ son Max, seven months By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 26 April 2020 Successful career, friends, a beautiful Cotswolds home… it seems as … Read more

What can first-time buyers get for £248,000 across the country?

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The number of homes bought using a Lifetime Isa in 2019 boomed 215 per cent, according to figures from the first building society to offer the Government-backed savings scheme. While the average first-time buyer bought a home worth £197,384 in December 2019 according to the most recent figures, those who took advantage of the 25 per … Read more

Most popular spots for first-time buyers using the Lifetime Isa

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Bristol is the most popular spot for buyers purchasing their first home with the help of a Lifetime Isa in 2019, This is Money can reveal. A total of 380 homes were bought in the west of England city, according to Skipton Building Society, the first provider to offer the Government-backed savings scheme. The next … Read more

Where in Britain first-time buyers are least likely to pay stamp duty

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First-time buyers can escape stamp duty, but whether they can squeeze under the £300,000 tax-free threshold depends on where they want to live. Across the country, six out of 10 homes for sale over the past year could be exempt from stamp duty for first-time buyers, new research has revealed. But while first-time buyers in … Read more

First-time buyers close the gap on home movers as the number jumps by nearly 6 per cent

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Almost 2,000 more first-time buyers get on the property ladder each month, as they take advantage of cheaper homes, generous mortgages and stamp duty cut First-time buyer numbers jump by 5.8 per cent compared to last year July saw a year-high in the amount lent to people buying their first homes Fewer homeowners are remortgaging than … Read more

First-time buyers are skipping flats and buying three bedroom houses instead

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More first-time buyers are skipping flats to leapfrog up the property ladder by buying smaller family houses Two thirds of potential first-time buyers are looking for houses rather than flats The average first-time buyer is looking for a house with three bedrooms They need average income of £54,400 to secure a mortgage on their first home … Read more