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Asking prices for property dip as home sellers ‘get real’ in bid to complete deals before stamp duty deadline Some 0.5% was shaved off the average home placed on Rightmove in October compared to September Sellers pricing ‘realistically to get deals through before stamp duty deadline Home sales were up a substantial 50 per cent … Read more
Christmas is a popular time to welcome a new puppy to the family and a year punctuated by lockdowns, with families spending more times at home, has increased demand even further. But the Department for Environment, Food and Agriculture is warning people against being taken in by puppy farm sellers looking to cash in on demand … Read more
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
Etsy bans craft-maker from selling ‘I love JK Rowling’ items that ‘promote hatred’… while promoting badges and cards carrying slogan ‘F*** JK Rowling’ Online marketplace removed products with ‘I heart JK Rowling’ slogan While another postcard being sold on the website said ‘F*** JK Rowling’ Social media users slammed the site for being ‘bang out … Read more
The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against setting their sights too high as those who don’t have to reduce asking prices sell much quicker Just one third of sellers who listed a property but then had to reduce the asking price found a buyer between May and September, says Rightmove Two thirds of … Read more
Chief executive of NAEA Propertymark Mark Hayward, says that sellers should ‘make sure everything is in order to help maximise your chances of completing ahead of 31st March’. Show you are serious from the get-go Read up on and adhering strictly to all social distancing measures. Rearrange any cluttered furniture to prevent viewers from needing … Read more
A Suitable Boy Sunday, BBC1 Rating: Prodigal Son Tuesday, Sky One Rating: A Suitable Boy is the BBC’s much-anticipated adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1,349-page, 592,552-word novel, which is one of those big books I always said I’d read but never have. (I have, as it happens, quite a long list of big books I always … Read more
Amazon is facing charges from the European Union’s antitrust watchdog over its treatment of third-party sellers, according to sources. The European Commission, the EU’s top antitrust regulator, is planning to file charges against the e-commerce giant as early as next week or the following week, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The charges relate to … Read more
Amazon’s UK best sellers list is dominated by books on racial themes including Me And White Supremacy and Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race Amazon’s UK’s best selling list was today dominated by racially themed books Reni Eddo Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race on list Also … Read more
Peter Sellers’ ex-wife Britt Ekland has claimed the comedy actor was a ‘very tormented soul’ and deeply controlling. The Swedish actress and former Bond girl, now 77, who was married to the British comic actor from 1964 to 1968, has talked for the first time about their fights and his controlling ways in a new documentary marking the 40th … Read more