House prices hit another record high as average home now worth £20k more than 2020

House prices hit yet another record high in April to reach £258,000, as buyers continue to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. According to mortgage lender Halifax, prices were 8.2 per cent higher than they were a year ago, marking the highest annual growth rate in 5 years. This means that the average home … Read more

Average US deaths have not surpassed 1,000 in three weeks as average daily cases fall to 6-month low

Coronavirus cases and deaths are continuing to plummet across the country as more and more people get vaccinated against the disease. On Tuesday, the U.S. recorded 40,733 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 47,704, which is the lowest number seen since October 9, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.  … Read more

Warren Buffett says ‘average person cannot pick stocks’

Warren Buffett says ‘average person cannot pick stocks’ in warning to wave of amateur investors who have taken up trading during pandemic By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 May 2021 Investment guru Warren Buffett last night said that the ‘average person cannot pick … Read more

An average day on Venus could vary by up to 20 minutes due to the thick atmosphere

An average day on Earth’s sister planet Venus lasts a staggering 243 Earth days and new research reveals it can vary by up to 20 minutes from one day to the next. Planetary scientists from the University of California Los Angeles have been repeatedly bouncing a radar signal off the surface of Venus for the … Read more

Average Briton is now worth around £172,000, ONS reveals

Average Briton is now worth around £172,000 as net wealth of UK households climbs to £11.4trillion, ONS reveals Net wealth of UK households has climbed to £11.4trillion, up £950billion in 2020  Increase driven by booming house prices and rises in value of workers’ pensions  Comes at a time of increasing divide in the UK as … Read more

Average Briton is now worth around £172,000, ONS reveals

Average Briton is now worth around £172,000 as net wealth of UK households climbs to £11.4trillion, ONS reveals Net wealth of UK households has climbed to £11.4trillion, up £950billion in 2020  Increase driven by booming house prices and rises in value of workers’ pensions  Comes at a time of increasing divide in the UK as … Read more

More than 300,000 equity release customers could save an average £33k

Thousands of homeowners with snowballing equity release debts could be paying an average of £30,000 over the odds because they are unaware they can switch to a cheaper rate. More than 300,000 homeowners owe money to an equity release provider after borrowing cash locked up in the value of their home. Yet while interest rates … Read more

Average asking prices jump sharply to new all-time high of over £327k

Asking prices for homes up for sale across Britain have reached the highest level on record in the past month, fresh figures from Rightmove suggest. The average asking price jumped over £6,700 to a new ‘all-time high’ of £327,797 in a single month, with buyers flocking to snap up homes with ample outdoor space and options … Read more