Royal Mail plans to stamp out Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels

Royal Mail is plotting to axe Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels in bid to modernise and push through cost savings The Royal Mail’s new UK boss is looking at changes as part of a six-month review It comes as postal service is looking to modernise and making big cost savings Decision to scrap Saturday … Read more

Euro 2020: Jorginho escapes red card despite stamp on Jack Grealish’s knee

Italy midfielder Jorginho should have been SENT OFF in extra-time for stamp on England sub Jack Grealish, insist Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard: ‘It’s careless and endangering the safety of an opponent’ By Faaez Samadi For Mailonline Published: 23:02 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 12 July 2021 Italy midfielder Jorginho could count … Read more

MPs back our Stamp Out Investment Fraud campaign

MPs back our Stamp Out Investment Fraud campaign: Treasury committee agrees online fraud should be included in Online Safety Bill By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 23 June 2021 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 23 June 2021 Leading MPs have backed the Daily Mail’s Stamp Out Investment Fraud campaign. In a report … Read more

House sales surged in March on back of extended stamp duty holiday

Agreed house sales surged in March as the extension of the stamp duty holiday had an immediate impact on the housing market. Half of property professionals reported an increase in agreed sales during the month.  This marked the strongest rise in agreed sales since August 2020, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  Cardigan in … Read more

House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month

House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month following Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the tax break Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday was due to end on March 31 but will end in June The extension meant last month house sales saw the biggest surge since August Tax holiday means buyers pay … Read more

The small businesses breaking sales records thanks to ‘WFH renovating’ and the stamp duty cut

Along with Zoom quizzes, baking banana bread and a constant loop of TikTok videos, home improvements have been on the rise during the course of the pandemic. This is largely a result of more people working from home and having more time to redecorate while being keen to improve their new work spaces. Meanwhile, some … Read more

Demand for properties jump since Budget’s stamp duty extension

Demand for homes to buy has jumped since the extension of the stamp duty holiday and other measures were announced in the Budget, but with supply continuing to fall, prices are set to keep rising, new research suggests. Buyer demand was up 24 per cent in the week that followed the Budget on 3 March, … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday sparks record demand for property

Home sellers are set for a bumper Easter as Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday sparks record demand for property House prices could soar after stamp duty holiday extended to the end of June Average asking prices are already up £2,484 to £321,064 due to limited supply  Easter busiest time for estate agents with 12 per … Read more

Homebuyers breathe easily as stamp duty holiday extended

House prices expected to hit record highs this year after Chancellor’s extension of current stamp duty holiday By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 Benefit: First-time buyer Jessica Sena saved £5,000 from the holiday House prices are expected to hit record … Read more