The average house price has gone up by nearly £16,000 the Nationwide Building Society has said Property values hit a peak of £238,831 in April and the average price had increased by £15,916 over the previous 12 months. House prices jumped by 2.1% month on month, marking the biggest monthly increase since 2004. The report
The Domestic Abuse Bill has passed both Houses of Parliament and been signed into law. What does it mean for victims? The Government says the Domestic Abuse Act will provide further protections to the millions of people who experience domestic abuse and strengthen measures to tackle perpetrators. For the first time in history there will be a
Nearly £150 billion-worth of home sales took place across the UK in the first 15 weeks of this year, according to a property website. The £149 billion total of sales recorded represents nearly double the value of homes sold subject to contract in the same period in 2020 and 2019, Zoopla said. The research also
‘It used to be the case that there was very little accommodation in the legal professional clothing market for women generally,’ says criminal barrister Maryam Mir who helped to design a Hijab for female Muslim barristers. That was indicative of the fact that women generally were not properly represented at the bar. Women now make
A new government-backed mortgage scheme to help people with 5% deposits get on to the housing ladder is now available to lenders. First announced at the Budget, the scheme will help first time buyers or current homeowners secure a mortgage with just a 5% deposit to buy a house of up to £600,000 – providing
The number of properties offloaded by landlords fell to a seven-year low in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis meant investors had limited opportunities to sell up, research has found. Across Britain, an estimated 131,900 properties were sold by landlords in 2020, marking the smallest number since 2013, according to estate agents Hamptons. Looking just at
Thousands of crucial frontline health workers and their dependents will be granted free visa extensions. Free one-year visa extensions will be automatically granted to eligible overseas health and care workers whose visas were due to expire before 1 October 2021. Since starting the free extensions last year, the Home Office has extended the visas of
Families coming to live in the UK from Hong Kong using a new visa route will benefit from a support package worth £43 million, the Government says. New welcome hubs will help arrivals from Hong Kong to access housing, education and employment to build a life in the UK, according to the Ministry of Housing,
People have been urged to apply for a British passport to allow more time for it to be processed. The government said while it is still illegal to holiday overseas and the “Stay in the UK” regulation remains in place, by applying for a passport now, people can make sure nothing stands in their way
The overhaul of the UK’s asylum system will “punish” people seeking safety and put more lives at risk, refugees living in the country have said. As reported by PA, the Home Secretary announced “the most significant overhaul of our asylum system in decades” and people who arrive in the UK illegally will no longer have