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Mortgages needing 10 per cent deposits are continuing to return to the market, in a welcome move for first-time buyers. Lenders have launched 117 new products since the beginning of the year, and 29 in the first two weeks of February alone, according to information website Moneyfacts. These lower-deposit mortgages are popular with first-time buyers, … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates have tripled or more in 0.6 per cent of council wards across England, with a six-fold surge in one village in East Yorkshire mystifying its residents. South Cave, a village 13 miles (21km) west of Hull and home to 5,000 people, saw its infection rate surge from 123 cases per 100,000 people in … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates have tripled or more in 0.6 per cent of council wards across England, with a six-fold surge in one village in East Yorkshire mystifying its residents. South Cave, a village 13 miles (21km) west of Hull and home to 5,000 people, saw its infection rate surge from 123 cases per 100,000 people in … Read more
High Street shops are set to reopen in WEEKS if Covid-19 infection rates keep plummeting amid vaccine rollout Plans to ease lockdown boosted by figures showing dramatic vaccine impact Growing hope that families will be able to meet outside by Easter Prime Minister said number of new cases already dropped ‘very considerably’ By John Stevens … Read more
Only four areas in England saw a spike in Covid infection rates during the first week of February, official figures revealed today. All key metrics now indicate that England is well past the peak, with the number of Covid patients being admitted to hospital dropping to its lowest level so far this year and in … Read more
Britain’s first bank in 100 years to lend money solely to farmers has opened its doors to everyday savers with a range of competitive deals, This is Money can reveal. Cheshire-based Oxbury Bank, which obtained its banking licence in January 2020, will pay savers 0.58 per cent on a 95-day notice account, the third-best rate … Read more
Business rates must be cut permanently to prevent lasting fallout for high streets and jobs, retail bosses warn the Chancellor today. The heads of some of the UK’s top stores, including Tesco, Asda and Waterstones, are urging Rishi Sunak to use next month’s Budget to save shops devastated by the pandemic. They want business rates … Read more
The average rate of a lifetime mortgage has reached a record low, whilst the number of available options is at an all-time high. The typical rate across lifetime mortgages has dropped below 4 per cent for the first time according to Moneyfacts, with the average rate now at 3.95 per cent – down from 4.49 … Read more
England’s coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery for the over-70s was laid bare today amid mounting fears that the uneven rollout is leaving vulnerable people in certain parts of the country unprotected. NHS England statistics revealed a huge gap in the proportion of 70-74 year olds vaccinated across the nation, with almost three-quarters inoculated in south east … Read more
A new tongue-in-cheek website called ‘Is my MP a p***k?’ has attracted 250,000 visits in just four days. The website, which was set up on Sunday, allows constituents to search their MP’s name and rates politicians based on their voting records. While all Tories are branded ‘p***ks’ by the website, the majority of Labour, SNP … Read more