More than half a million homebuyers in England are racing to complete their property purchases before April 1, when planned changes to stamp duty thresholds could significantly increase costs.

Despite this, the average first-time house price in Yorkshire and the Humber was at £208,319 in 2023, up to £210,578 in 2024. In 2024, average house prices were lower in Scotland, at £200,356, ...

New figures from Halifax reveal a big jump in FTBs coming to the property hoping to geat the stamp duty rate change.

At a local level, the Shetland Islands have the youngest average first-time buyer at 27. At the other end of the scale, ...

The freeze on alcohol duty for non-draught products came to an end in February. These rates have risen in line with the retail price index for inflation (RPI). The UK government froze the alcohol duty ...

Alongside Legal & General at the top of the FTSE 100 index, easyJet rose 3p to 532.2p and Vodafone rallied 0.7p to 68.7p.

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House sales jumped by nearly a fifth in December, compared with the same month a year earlier, new figures show, as estate agents reported signs of home buyers in some locations rushing to beat a ...