And a spokesperson insisted they had ‘plans in place to manage services during any periods of industrial action.’ We have consistently delivered essential services during previous periods of ...

The sender has also followed a practice more commonly seen on French postcards of attaching the stamp to the picture side. Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901, but her stamps continued to be used ...

Across the UK, 96,330 sales took place in December 2024, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimated, which was 19% higher than in December 2023 and 3% higher than in November 2024. Stamp duty costs ...

Upcoming changes to stamp duty will "motivate" first-time buyers to buy a property, according to the Halifax. The average price of a UK home ended 2024 close to the £300,000 mark, the UK's ...

The middle-order batter dug deep to rescue his team in the 2nd T20I against England at Chepauk, producing the sort of knock that makes him indispensable to the Indian team. As the Indian ...

The decision to start Ryan Baird is the most eye-catching of Simon Easterby’s first Ireland selection for next Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England at the Aviva Stadium (kick ...

Toby Leek, president of the estate agent membership body, Propertymark, said: 'The stamp duty changes due to commence in England and Northern Ireland from April are having the expected effect of ...

Looming changes to stamp duty will give first-time buyers “greater motivation” to get on the housing ladder, British bank Halifax has said. The average price of a home in the UK reached nearly ...

A dozen new stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Armouries have been revealed by the Royal Mail. Eight stamps in the main set will show examples of armour made between 1520 and 1686 which were ...

Home buyers are scrambling to dodge April’s punishing stamp duty hike, fresh figures from Zoopla reveal. According to Zoopla the average home now costs £267,700, an increase of £5,200 last ...