Fewer than two in every 10 homes for sale in England are affordable for working families on average wages. And in some areas, would-be buyers are priced out completely, even if they can raise a sizeable deposit, according to figures from Shelter that underline the extent of the housing crisis. Rocketing house prices in some [...]
Offers are being taken for Old Whitehall House for over just £1 It may look like a bit of a wreck - but this listed Georgian mansion could be yours for just £1. Old Whitehall House is located in a stunning rural setting near the border town of Berwick in Northumberland. And its owners have [...]
The number of "crash for cash" car insurance scams uncovered by a major insurer surged by 51% annually last year. Aviva said it had detected around 820 staged accidents in 2013, leading to some 2,200 fraudulent personal injury claims. It is pressing for tougher penalties and said that often, rather than being locked up, fraudsters [...]
Kevin Beurle was a senior programmer in astronomy at Queen Mary University, London, where he worked on the Cassini satellite project studying Saturn. Dr Beurle died on May 29, 2009 when the hot-air balloon he was travelling in over the mountains of eastern Turkey “rapidly lost altitude” from a height of 150m after colliding with [...]
Mortgage approvals fell harder than expected for the second consecutive month in March suggesting the introduction of stricter lending rules could be hampering the market. Data from the Bank of England shows mortgage approvals for house purchases numbered 67,135 last month, the lowest since September 2013 and down from 69,592 in February. Mortgage approvals hit [...]
Million-dollar homes in the U.S. are selling at double their historical average while middle-class property demand stumbles, showing that the housing recovery is mirroring America’s wealth divide. Purchases costing $1 million or more rose 7.8 percent in March from a year earlier, according to data released last week by the National Association of Realtors. Transactions [...]
"Crash for cash" car insurance scams rose by 51% last year, according to one of the UK's biggest motor insurers. Aviva, which insures one in 10 of the cars in the UK, detected about 820 "induced accidents" in 2013. These faked accidents led to around 2,200 fraudulent claims for personal injury, according to Aviva. It [...]
1. Accidents are the third-biggest killer of men in America. In 2007, car accidents, fires, poisonings, and other unexpected tragedies killed nearly 80,000 guys. 2. Unsurprisingly, motor vehicle crashes—like the one that nearly killed Jay Williams—lead the way as the most common accidental death. In 2012, over 20,000 men were killed on the road. 3. [...]
Accident victim who rejected $250k settlement wins $720k A TRAFFIC accident victim who rejected an insurer's offer to settle their personal injury case for $250,000 went on to get some $720,000 in a rare case in the State Court. Motorcyclist Koh Lye Soon suffered multiple injuries on the right leg in a December [...]
Plans for a crackdown on inflated motor insurance costs which would see an estimated £20 being shaved off the cost of a typical driver’s policy have been unveiled by the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to cap the cost of providing a courtesy car following an accident after finding there [...]