The giveaway goes on! Families rejoice at Rishi Sunak’s Budget

Stamp duty holiday Estate agents are gearing up for a second housing mini-boom after the Chancellor extended the stamp duty holiday until the end of June. It means an extra 300,000 home buyers could benefit from the break. House hunters swarmed property websites within minutes of the announcement, suggesting the market may once again go … Read more

Budget 2021: Homebuyers react to Rishi Sunak’s new mortgage guarantee scheme

Aspiring homebuyers today welcomed the Chancellor  announcement that they will receive extra help to get onto the ladder as he pledged a new mortgage guarantee scheme and an extension of the stamp duty holiday.  Rishi Sunak‘s fresh initiative will incentivise lenders to provide mortgages to first-time buyers as well as current home-owners with just 5 per cent … Read more

BUDGET 2021 AT A GLANCE: The key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech 

BUDGET 2021 AT A GLANCE: The key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:40 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 3 March 2021 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak got to his feet in the House of Commons shortly after 12.30pm to deliver the crucial … Read more

BUDGET 2021 AT A GLANCE: The key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech 

BUDGET 2021 AT A GLANCE: The key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:40 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 12:40 GMT, 3 March 2021 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak got to his feet in the House of Commons shortly after 12.30pm to deliver his crucial … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s plan to spend now… tax later: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until end of June

Rishi Sunak put Britain on standby for tax rises yesterday – as he warned we cannot afford to keep borrowing record sums. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Chancellor all but confirmed that the £50billion furlough scheme and other Covid support measures will continue until the end of June. The measures are likely to cost … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s plan to spend now… tax later: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until end of June

Rishi Sunak put Britain on standby for tax rises yesterday – as he warned we cannot afford to keep borrowing record sums. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Chancellor all but confirmed that the £50billion furlough scheme and other Covid support measures will continue until the end of June. The measures are likely to cost … Read more

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who used to be Rishi Sunak’s boss will be next BBC chairman

Multi-millionaire ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who used to be Rishi Sunak’s boss will be next BBC chairman Richard Sharp could be announced in the role as soon as Thursday, say reports The ex-Goldman Sachs banker was a superior of Rishi Sunak at investment firm   The 64-year-old has spent the last year as an unpaid … Read more

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who used to be Rishi Sunak’s boss will be next BBC chairman

Multi-millionaire ex-Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp who used to be Rishi Sunak’s boss will be next BBC chairman Richard Sharp could be announced in the role as soon as Thursday, say reports The Ex-Goldman Sachs banker used to be the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s boss He has spent the last year as an unpaid economic adviser … Read more

New lockdown could send Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme soaring through £50billion barrier

Boris Johnson’s expected new national lockdown for England is likely to send the cost of the furlough scheme through the £50billion barrier. Official figures showed that the job retention scheme (JRS) reached £46.4billion before Christmas. The HMRC statistics show there was a sharp upturn in payouts following November’s lockdown and December’s ratcheting up of restrictions … Read more

New lockdown could send Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme soaring through £50billion barrier

New lockdown could send Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme soaring through £50billion barrier as union calls for parents to be paid to stay at home with their children while schools are closed The job retention scheme (JRS) reached £46.4billion before Christmas  There was a sharp upturn in payouts following November lockdown Likely to reignite the row … Read more