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Stamp collecting makes a comeback as millennials use social media to fuel interest in philately By Alex Ward For The Daily Mail Published: 00:03 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 13 April 2020 Stamp collecting is enjoying an unexpected boom – thanks to the millennial generation. While some hobbyists have never posted a … Read more
Stamp duty holiday should be on the cards to get the property market moving after coronavirus, says Rics Short-term stamp duty holiday could get the market moving again, experts say Estate agents now typically only have around 40 homes on their books Completions, sales, viewings and mortgage deals at a standstill amid pandemic By Jane … Read more
‘I will tear out this poison by its roots’: New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says SORRY to Jews for the ‘stain’ of anti-Semitism that flourished in the party under Jeremy Corbyn Starmer vowed party unity but added: ‘We have to face the future with honesty’ He used video message to say ‘Anti-Semitism has been a … Read more
If you’re trying to move house and are unsure how the Government’s announcement will affect you, removal quote provider Reallymoving has put together the following advice: Securing a mortgage · Be prepared to provide evidence of job security, something banks will be checking even more closely than usual. · With surveyors currently unable to carry … Read more
Getting a receipt printed out at the till could soon be a thing of the past on a national and even global scale if these three entrepreneurs get their way. Matty Cusden-Ross, Veronique Barbosa and Tom Reay are the founders of a digital receipts start-up called Flux which aims to eradicate the practice of automatically … Read more
Home buyers left disappointed after Stamp Duty overhaul fails to materialise but surcharge on foreign investors could ‘level the playing field’ for UK buyers Chancellor decides against Stamp Duty overhaul this afternoon in 2020 Budget The tax is due to bring £12.8billion into the Treasury’s coffers this tax year He confirmed a 2 per cent surcharge would … Read more
Actors, politicians and celebrities are all paying their respects today to a photographer whose own creative flair helped capture some of the defining moments of the 20th century. Terry O’Neill made his name in the early 1960s, when his pictures helped capture the mood and catalogue the revolutionary cultural changes that would define the decade. Veteran … Read more
George Osborne’s second home stamp duty surcharge has raised £6.6billion – but expert claims ‘arbitrary and unfair’ tax isn’t working and it is not just landlords who are losing out Former Chancellor George Osborne introduced 3 per cent surcharge in 2016 Treasury had a £2.9billion target for it of by the end of the 2019/2020 … Read more
Shocking moment thugs drop-kick homeless man and repeatedly stamp on him outside McDonald’s Abdifathi Ibrahim, 20, was one of the men who carried out the attack in Bristol Ibrahim jumps on a bin and then launches himself off it to carry out the drop-kick He was jailed on Thursday for four and a half years … Read more
Royal mail is to increase the price of a First Class stamp by 6p to 76p and a Second Class stamp to 65p First Class stamp will jump 6p to 76p and Second Class will go up to 65p Company said price increases are ‘necessary’ to ensure sustainability of service Royal Mail said it is … Read more