As our government continues to wobble along a tightrope between keeping a lid on the virus and trying to let everyday life continue in some form, sending students back to university was always going to be a big gamble.
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The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, recently set out the particulars of the government’s new ‘Job Support Scheme’. This is the successor to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, where people who were unable to work because of the COVID-19 crisis could be furloughed with government grants covering 80% of their wages.
Recent research suggests that while nearly half of house-buyers are offering under asking price on properties, only about a quarter of sellers are willing to consider a lower offer – and roughly a third of sellers say they will refuse to budge on price. But why are they being so firm about this? And is it wise?
A recent survey has suggested that large numbers of homeowners are remortgaging their properties in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But why are they doing this? And is it a good idea?
In a last-minute U-turn, the government decided on Friday 21 August to extend the current eviction ban by a month. The ban had been due to end on Monday 24 August after being in place for five months, but the extension means that courts in England and Wales now won’t hear any repossession cases until 20 September.
An independent survey from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has shown that the vast majority of tenants have kept paying their rent as normal since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.