John Lewis shares its ten best sellers as store reopens to shoppers after England’s lockdown eases

Shoppers have flocked back into stores and stocked up on products including glassware and facial cleansers after being closed three months amid the Covid-19 lockdown. And keen shoppers were clearing the shelves of glassware, crockery and facial cleanser at John Lewis, which revealed its top ten bestsellers in the hours after reopening. As eager customers … Read more

Dolly Parton ice cream garners huge demand … with some eBay sellers seeking $1K for a single pint

Dolly Parton benefit ice cream garners huge demand … with some eBay sellers seeking $1K for a single pint By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:32 BST, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 05:32 BST, 12 April 2021 Dolly Parton’s new Strawberry Pretzel Pie had debuted to big demand, with some eBay sellers seeking to capitalize on the … Read more

How to spot if you’re in a buyer’s or seller’s property market: TiM podcast

We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more

Buyer’s vs seller’s markets: How to judge property near you

The extension of the stamp duty holiday is tipped to add further fuel to the fire of the property market, but while some areas are blowing hot others are cold. Headline figures show house prices surging on average but dig deeper and England’s property picture is divided into buyer’s and seller’s markets, according to researchers … Read more

House asking prices edge up in March amid ‘best sellers’ market in a decade’

The average asking price for a home in Britain increased in the first two weeks of March, as the number of people enquiring about available properties broke the all-time record. Asking prices have increased by £2,484 or 0.8 per cent in March so far, reaching £321,064,  according to property website Rightmove.  This amounted to a … Read more

Tax evasion fears as HMRC drastically scales back checks on eBay and Amazon sellers

Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more

Tax evasion fears as HMRC drastically scales back checks on eBay and Amazon sellers

Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more

Asking prices for property dip as home sellers ‘get real’ to beat stamp duty deadline

Asking prices for property dip as home sellers ‘get real’ in bid to complete deals before stamp duty deadline Some 0.5% was shaved off the average home placed on Rightmove in October compared to  September Sellers pricing ‘realistically to get deals through before stamp duty deadline  Home sales were up a substantial 50 per cent … Read more

Average house price soars to record £323,530 as sellers cash in on demand during stamp duty holiday

Average house price soars to a record £323,530 as sellers cash in on huge demand during stamp duty holiday Prices rose by 1.1 per cent and are now £16,818 higher than same time last year Experts expect growth to continue until new year and it could peak at 7 per cent Market enjoyed ‘mini-boom’ due … Read more

Average house price soars to record £323,530 as sellers cash in on demand during stamp duty holiday

Average house price soars to a record £323,530 as sellers cash in on huge demand during stamp duty holiday Prices rose by 1.1 per cent and are now £16,818 higher than same time last year Experts expect growth to continue until new year and it could peak at 7 per cent Market enjoyed ‘mini-boom’ due … Read more