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First-time buyers face mortgage crisis as firms withdraw or lower offers fearing house price crash 

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First-time buyers looking to get on the property ladder following the coronavirus crisis may face a £12,000 gap in their finances as banks offer only high-deposit mortgages.  The Government reopened the housing market last week after it was effectively shut down in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  But because of fears of a … Read more

Driving test centres with the highest and lowest first-time pass rates

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With all driving tests suspended until 20 June 2020 due to coronavirus, there’ll be a backlog of learners desperate to take their practical test come the summer. If the lockdown has lifted by then, test bookings are expected to be choc-a-bloc for weeks.  But should learners be going to their nearest test centre or hand-picking a … Read more

First-time mother with coronavirus is forced to give birth in hospital’s bereavement room

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A first-time mother with coronavirus welcomed her ‘magic’ IVF baby after having to give birth in a bereavement room used for stillbirths. Pregnant Claire Trusson, 37, started to experience ‘cold’ symptoms just weeks before she was due and went into isolation – until she started having contractions. At St Helier Hospital in Sutton, medics had to put … Read more

Natalie Imbruglia opens up about defying the odds to become a first-time mother in her mid-forties

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‘I’ve always managed to do things that are unlikely or improbable’: Natalie Imbruglia, 45, on defying the odds to become a mother to ‘magical’ son Max, seven months By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 06:31 BST, 27 April 2020 Successful career, friends, a beautiful Cotswolds home… it seems as … Read more

Natalie Imbruglia opens up about defying the odds to become a first-time mother in her mid-forties

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‘I’ve always managed to do things that are unlikely or improbable’: Natalie Imbruglia, 45, on defying the odds to become a mother to ‘magical’ son Max, seven months By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 26 April 2020 Successful career, friends, a beautiful Cotswolds home… it seems as … Read more

First-time buyers close the gap on home movers as the number jumps by nearly 6 per cent

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Almost 2,000 more first-time buyers get on the property ladder each month, as they take advantage of cheaper homes, generous mortgages and stamp duty cut First-time buyer numbers jump by 5.8 per cent compared to last year July saw a year-high in the amount lent to people buying their first homes Fewer homeowners are remortgaging than … Read more