
House prices on slide as stamp duty holiday nears end
House prices fell last month for the first time this year as the end of the stamp duty holiday approached, a closely watched survey suggests.
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House prices fell last month for the first time this year as the end of the stamp duty holiday approached, a closely watched survey suggests.

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The Bank of England is moving towards a hybrid model of working with staff coming into the office for one day a week from September.

Boris Johnson said “if not now then when?” as he declared yesterday that virtually all coronavirus restrictions in England would end this month despite rapidly rising…

The owner of car brand Vauxhall is expected to announce plans to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire.

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