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The average asking price for homes coming to market has hit a new record of £377,182, according to Rightmove, despite the recent stamp duty rise and a decade-high level of stock for the time of year. Asking prices rose by 1.4% in April – equivalent to £5,312 – marking the first monthly price record since May 2024. The increase is larger than the seasonal average for April, as both buyer and seller activity remains strong. New buyer demand was up 5% year-on-year in March, while the number of new sellers rose by 4%. Colleen Babcock, property expert at Rightmove, said:…

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Key takeaways: April 2025 House Prices House prices: the average asking price of a home has hit a new record, at just over £377,000 Number of homes for sale at this time of year is at a decade-high New home-buyer demand is up 5% compared to last year, with new sellers coming to market up by 4% Mortgage rates may drop more quickly than anticipated if the Bank of England reduces the Base Rate in May As the weather warms up, the housing market tends to get busier, with more home-movers springing into action. This year, we’ve seen some bigger…

Additional reporting Finn Macdiarmid.Businesses say it could be “very difficult to survive” after parking cost hikes.Drivers now have to pay more to leave their car on and off-street in Medway with two-hour stays rising from £2.30 to £2.90 at Blue Boar Lane in Rochester.Car park in Blue Boar Lane, RochesterThe increases came into effect on Tuesday (April 8) as part of the council’s plans to balance its books for the 2025/26 financial year and plug a multi-million-pound hole in its budget.But town centre traders have expressed concern over the impact it could have on staff and customers.Paul Blakeborough, who runs…

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Solana Beach, CA, April 14, 2025 –(PR.com)– Celebrated actor Tom Dugan (Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wiesenthal) returns to The North Coast Rep with his award-winning one-man performance of Tevye In New York! Based on Sholom Aleichem’s beloved characters, immortalized in Fiddler on The Roof, Tevye In New York! takes up where the original stories left off.Tevye in New York! will run May 19 & 20, 2025 at 7:30pm and May 20, 2025 at 2pm. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets are $49 with discounts for students, military, and educators.…

Jackson-Stops unveils new leadership at Exeter Office Tom Bedford Jackson-Stops has strengthened its West Country presence with the appointment of two new directors at its Exeter office. Tom Bedford and Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick have acquired Jackson-Stops (Exeter) Ltd from long-standing Director Richard Addington, who remains with the business. Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick, director at Jackson-Stops Exeter, has worked as an estate agent since 1988, holding senior roles at both Knight Frank and Savills. SJ, as she is known, said: “Jackson-Stops ticks all the boxes. The business has been around for more than a century, has an outstanding national reputation and a real stronghold…

Monday 14 April 2025 6:06 am  |  Updated:  Friday 11 April 2025 6:46 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email A trip through America’s constitution – and an explanation of how it got us to Trump – teaches us to beware the pull of executive power, writes Harrison Griffiths With the stroke of a pen, President Trump imposed one of the largest tax rises in America’s peacetime history. With another stroke he drew them back. The new tariffs, however they settle, will no doubt damage American…

A paper being presented to members of the Wellbeing, Equalities, Communities, Culture and Engagement Committee (WECCE) highlights that out of 4518 adult participants, one in every 10 respondents had spent money on gambling activities – excluding the National Lottery – in the previous month. The most recent survey carried out by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has reported on the findings and interviews taken in their Adult Health and Wellbeing survey 2024. The number of people gambling was 13 per cent higher for those ages 25-34 and 55-64, living in poverty and were more likely to be male. Those who had gambled…