Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders. The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more
Susanna Wood is due to move in less than three weeks but isn’t sure if this will still go ahead Homebuyers have been left in limbo after the Government urged the public not to move house during the coronavirus lockdown. Those in the middle of the buying process told us they are now unsure when … Read more
‘Covid cohabitees’: Government tells couples who live apart to either ‘commit’ and move in together or go without seeing each other throughout the coronavirus lockdown which could last MONTHS Couples who do not live together have been told not to visit each other’s homes Advice is now for couples to either live together or remain … Read more
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Red Nose Day queen Emma Freud contacted me recently to ask if I would fight Alastair Campbell for this year’s Sport Relief. She had it all worked out: ‘You’ll be trained by Chris Eubank, Nicola Adams, Audley Harrison and Nigel Benn. Your managers will be Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn. Your ring … Read more
Experts have warned that a ‘second stepper’ housing crisis may be looming as the cost of buying a home for a growing family continues to spiral. The price gap between the first and second rung of UK property ladder has more than doubled since the financial crisis – and in some towns is as much … Read more
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