Google I/O 2021: Here’s what to expect

Google will open its doors to developers around the world in less than 24 hours. A virtual event will be held and everyone is invited. Google IO 2021 conference will be virtual only and is free. You can still register if you wish to join. It will be an interesting time because last year’s even … Read more

Trying to make the stamp duty deadline? Here’s how to speed up your house purchase

Homebuyers hoping to benefit from the stamp duty holiday are facing a race against the clock.  With less than seven weeks left until the stamp duty threshold is lowered at the end of June, some councils are taking months to return local searches, with potentially thousands of pounds at stake for prospective homeowners.  Under the … Read more

Here’s what you need to know about Coivd tests for green list travel

You’ve booked your holiday to a green-list country and sorted travel insurance, but where to start with testing? The options appear to be endless, and the paperwork infinite. A growing number of websites, clinics, pharmacies and even hotels are offering them — but what kind should you have? When do you need to take one? … Read more

Should you really fly now and pay later? Here’s what you need to know

Some overseas travel appears to be back on the table from next week, with countries including Iceland, Israel and Portugal among those looking likely to be open for quarantine-free trips abroad. And although many Britons may have saved on foreign holidays last year and have more money aside for a luxury getaway, the cost of … Read more

First-time buyer mortgage rejections spike: Here’s how to boost your chances of being accepted

First-time buyers are more likely to be rejected for a mortgage than they were before the pandemic, a new study has found. Only one in five first-time buyers were able to get a mortgage on their first attempt, according to Aldermore Bank’s annual survey of people who are trying to get on the housing ladder. … Read more

First-time buyer mortgage rejections spike: Here’s how to boost your chances of being accepted

First-time buyers are more likely to be rejected for a mortgage than they were before the pandemic, a new study has found. Only one in five prospective first-time buyers were able to get a mortgage on their first attempt, according to Aldermore Bank’s annual survey of people who have got on the housing ladder. This … Read more

Sleepy Procida has been named Italy’s next Capital of Culture – here’s why it is so special

Faded fishing boats bob in the water at Marina Grande, while behind them ice-cream-coloured houses in shades of pistachio, peach, raspberry and lemon are precariously perched, higgledy-piggledy, around the bay. As you arrive, this is the first glimpse you will have of Procida, a picture-postcard-perfect Italian island that’s recently been chosen as Italy’s next Capital … Read more