Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning

Flight prices will soar without health checks: Heathrow chief’s warning as he sets six-week deadline to solve social distancing snag on planes By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 18 April 2020 The boss of Heathrow has warned that air fares will soar unless a … Read more

Oil prices rise 4.2% but markets slip 2% after historic petroleum deal

Oil prices rise 4.2% but markets slip 2.3% after historic deal to cut 10 million barrels to end Moscow-Saudi Arabia price war amid coronavirus slump in demand Saudi Arabia, Russia and others agreed to cut oil production from next month  The Brent crude benchmark was up by 4.2% but Tokyo’s Nikkei index was down Fuel … Read more

Viewers of Location, location, location stunned by London’s prices

Viewers of Location, location, location were left stunned by London’s prices as a ‘picky’ couple who viewed fourty houses in six-months struggled to find ‘dream home’ for £620,000. Karthick and Emma lived in Singapore for 10 years before deciding to settle in London but sought the help of Kirstie and Phil after they viewed 35 … Read more

Savings from falling wholesale prices  passed on to customers as cheapest energy tariffs fall by £32

Falling wholesale prices finally passed on to households as cheapest energy tariffs fall to the lowest levels in more than three years The cheapest energy tariffs have fallen by an average of £32, data reveals  This brings the average price to the lowest level in over three years Reason for the drop in prices is … Read more

Fuel prices are falling quickest in the West Midlands and is cheapest in Northern Ireland

The cost of filling up a car with petrol can currently vary by more than £3.50 in Britain as average fuel prices drop at a differing pace across the country, This is Money can reveal. A litre of unleaded on average is most expensive in London costing 113.6p at the start of this week, while … Read more

Property asking prices back near all-time high, says Rightmove

Confident house sellers are attempting to reap the rewards of a ‘Boris Bounce’ as they push average property asking prices back to near their all-time high. The average newly-listed home price rose £2,589 in the month to mid-February, or 0.8 per cent, to £309,399 – just £40 below the previous record high reached in June 2018. … Read more

Property prices remain stable in March but long-term hit from the coronavirus yet to filter through 

Property prices were stable in March, but with market activity falling drastically thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, it remains to be seen if they hold up. February 2020 saw a record high for house prices at an average of £240,461 according to lender Halifax. Meanwhile, the typical value was £240,384 in March, according to its … Read more

New York hospitals are being charged up to 15 TIMES normal prices for medical equipment

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Essex property prices are highest risers in UK in past decade with average house up 75 per cent

The only way IS Essex! Property prices in county are highest UK risers in past decade with average house shooting up 75% from £165,000 to £290,000 Property values in Essex have risen the most across the UK in the last decade  Prices in Harlow, Essex, have risen the most having shot up by almost 75 … Read more

Firms ramp up prices on coronavirus PPE gear by up to 1,000%

Feckless businesses are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis in the NHS by ramping up the price of gloves, masks and aprons up by up to 1,000 per cent, it was revealed today. Care homes say they could go to the wall because they are being ‘ripped off’ in order to properly protect their workers. … Read more