Royal Mail is plotting to axe Saturday letter deliveries and signed-for parcels in bid to modernise and push through cost savings The Royal Mail’s new UK boss is looking at changes as part of a six-month review It comes as postal service is looking to modernise and making big cost savings Decision to scrap Saturday … Read more
Italy midfielder Jorginho should have been SENT OFF in extra-time for stamp on England sub Jack Grealish, insist Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard: ‘It’s careless and endangering the safety of an opponent’ By Faaez Samadi For Mailonline Published: 23:02 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 12 July 2021 Italy midfielder Jorginho could count … Read more
MPs back our Stamp Out Investment Fraud campaign: Treasury committee agrees online fraud should be included in Online Safety Bill By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 23 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 23 June 2021 Leading MPs have backed the Daily Mail’s Stamp Out Investment Fraud campaign. In a report … Read more
Property transactions in the UK leapt 180% year-on-year in April, according to HMRC – but numbers fell significantly between March and April 2021 as buyers anticipated an end to the stamp duty holiday.
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
They have arrived in their sackloads – thousands of heartfelt letters each containing cheques from Daily Mail readers sparing as much as they can to help create a national memorial to Covid victims. With donations ranging from £2 to £2,000, more than 2,200 touching messages – including one from a 100-year-old who survived the virus … Read more
Overseas buyers purchasing property in England and Northern Ireland are now subject to a 2 per cent stamp duty surcharge. The new tax introduced from 1 April will mean international buyers will pay an additional amount equivalent to 2 per cent of the purchase price. The new surcharge will work alongside the 3 per cent … Read more
Agreed house sales surged in March as the extension of the stamp duty holiday had an immediate impact on the housing market. Half of property professionals reported an increase in agreed sales during the month. This marked the strongest rise in agreed sales since August 2020, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Cardigan in … Read more
House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month following Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the tax break Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday was due to end on March 31 but will end in June The extension meant last month house sales saw the biggest surge since August Tax holiday means buyers pay … Read more
I am currently house-hunting and have just found a place I want to make an offer on. I am on a relatively tight budget, so I am keen to take advantage of the extended stamp duty holiday and complete before the end of June. The property is worth £575,000, so I would be saving £15,000 … Read more