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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
The UK’s largest ski holiday company has scrapped all trips this year and has offered its customers full refunds amid the coronavirus travel restrictions. Crystal Ski made the announcement on Tuesday, with the company’s managing director Chris Logan citing ‘continued uncertainty and restrictions’ both in the UK and at ski resorts abroad. ‘We can confirm … Read more
Extending the stamp duty holiday by six weeks would save home buyers in England a further £1billion, according to new predictions. Pushing the cut-off date back from 31 March to mid-May would mean that between 120,000 and 160,000 additional property sales would be able to complete and save up to £15,000 on their stamp duty … Read more
Kyly Clarke embraces her ‘holiday vibe’ as the former WAG ‘pretends’ to be overseas in a leggy throwback snap By David Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:21 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 07:13 GMT, 16 February 2021 Like many people during the Covid-19 pandemic, she’s itching to travel. But Kyly Clarke had to … Read more
Millions of Americans traveled for President’s Day weekend despite warnings from health experts to avoid taking to the skies. New data from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shows that 4.03 million people passed threw airport security checkpoints between Thursday and Sunday. On Friday alone, a total of 1.15 million people took flights. These are the … Read more
An estimated three quarters of a million home buyers are set to benefit from the Government’s stamp duty holiday, saving themselves nearly £5billion in tax. Around 740,000 people who agreed sales between May and December 2020 have either already taken advantage of the saving, or will do before the deadline, according to property portal Zoopla. … Read more
Costa del Sol here we come? Spanish minister says Britons COULD go on holiday there this summer with ‘vaccine passports’ and they WON’T have to quarantine Tourism minister fuels hopes Brits could go on holiday with ‘vaccine passports’ Fernando Valdes said the prospects are still ‘open’ as jab rollout surges ahead He played down the idea … Read more
A wealthy pair of high-flying executives swapped their usual lavish holiday with a budget break volunteering at a local animal shelter on Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday. In tomorrow’s episode of the Channel 5 show, Julia and Katya, who both work in luxury lifestyle management and live in the affluent London suburb of Wimbledon, ditched their ‘private yachts and jets’ … Read more
Rishi Sunak considers extending the stamp duty holiday to prevent buyers dropping out of home sales if they miss the March deadline The Chancellor fears transactions worth billions are at risk with current deadline He is considering extending the holiday until mid-May to help buyers The current March 31 deadline could cause a ‘completion trap’ … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions. This week he assesses the chances of a skiing holiday this winter and gives his opinion on whether ‘vaccine passports’ for travel to Greece will ever happen. Q. I want to go abroad and I’ve had my jab. There is talk about ‘vaccine passports’ … Read more