Stamp duty cut adds £30,000 to average property asking price with sales up 20%

– What is stamp duty? The Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced in its current form in December 2013 and applies to people who buy a property or land over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. The previous threshold meant property costing over £125,000 is liable for the tax, although the 2017 Budget … Read more

Stamp duty cut adds £30,000 to average property asking price with sales up 20%

– What is stamp duty? The Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced in its current form in December 2013 and applies to people who buy a property or land over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. The previous threshold meant property costing over £125,000 is liable for the tax, although the 2017 Budget … Read more

Watches of Switzerland sales soar as the rich splash out in lockdown

Good time at Watches of Switzerland: Sales soar as wealthy Britons splash out on luxury timepieces in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 While many shoppers have been tightening their purse strings, wealthy Britons have been splashing out on luxury … Read more

Asos booms in lockdown: Sportswear and fewer returns help sales surge 

Asos booms in lockdown: Sportswear and fewer returns help power huge sales surge at Britain’s biggest online fashion store By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 12 August 2020 Shares in Britain’s biggest online fashion store soared yesterday as sales boomed in lockdown and consumers … Read more

Stay-at-home Brits fuel Just Eat sales: Orders up 32% in first half

Stay-at-home Brits fuel Just Eat sales bonanza: Orders up 32% in first half of 2020 as people turn to takeaways By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 12 August 2020 Just Eat revealed booming order numbers and sales as people stuck at home during the … Read more

Dr Martens kicks back furlough cash as sales continue to grow

Dr Martens kicks back furlough cash as sales continue to grow despite the closing of stores By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 12 August 2020 Well heeled: Supermodel Gigi Hadid wearing Dr Martens boots Dr Martens has become the latest firm to pay back … Read more

Used car sales halved as lockdown put the brakes on 1m motor transactions

Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units.  However, industry insiders … Read more

WeChat removal could hit iPhone sales in China, analyst predicts

Chinese iPhone shipments could decline up to 30 per cent if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from its App Store, an analyst has predicted. The removal of the massively popular chat platform, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, could adversely impact iPhone sales in the country.  Annual shipments of other Apple hardware devices, including AirPods, … Read more

ITV profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers drop in advertising sales

Historic drama rocks ITV: Profits plummet 93% as pandemic triggers historic drop in advertising sales By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 6 August 2020 ITV profits plummeted by 93 per cent in the first half of the year after the pandemic triggered a historic … Read more

Hobbycraft triple sales during coronavirus lockdown

Home schooling and renewed interest in arts and crafts among adults helps Hobbycraft triple sales during lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:05 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 00:05 BST, 3 August 2020 Home schooling and a renewed interest in arts and crafts among adults helped Hobbycraft triple sales during lockdown.  … Read more