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Prime Video's saucy new trailer stars a huge Slow Horses, House of the Dragon actor
If Apple TV+ is the best streaming network for fans of sci-fi series and movies (and it very much is, to be clear), then I think there's an argument to be made that Prime Video is the best destination for romance fans. From My Fault (in many...

Mansion House reforms will make London the destination of choice for financial services
Wednesday 16 July 2025 5:56 am | Updated: Tuesday 15 July 2025 5:06 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email LEEDS, ENGLAND – JULY 15: Chancellor of the...

5 Metro Phoenix cities among 25 best for first-time home buyers
With a historic low of 24% of home purchases last year made by first-time buyers, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers in 2025. Fortunately, several Metro Phoenix...

Nationwide mortgage boost for first time buyers earning more than £30,000 from today
People earning £30,000 or more are set to reap the benefits from a significant mortgage change aimed at aiding them in purchasing their first home. Nationwide Building Society is introducing its new Helping Hand mortgage, designed to allow...

Gen Z can’t afford a house on their own—so they’re buying with friends and family
Communal living surged in the 1960s and ‘70s as part of the hippie movement. Today, Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to co-buying homes with friends or family—not for countercultural reasons, but as a practical response to high...

Channel 4 programme looks for house hunters in Southampton to take part in show
Location, Location, Location, which airs on Channel 4, sees presenters and property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer travel across the UK to help buyers in search for their dream home. For more than 20 years, Kirstie and Phil have never...

More pricey apartment deals canceled after loan restriction
More deals worth over 1 billion won are being called off, possibly due to expectations of a fall in property values The percentage of canceled sales on apartments worth more than 1 billion won ($720,500) in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province has...

EPFO Eases Home Purchase Rules: Members Can Now Withdraw 90% of PF Balance for First House
New Delhi, 16th July 2025: In a significant move aimed at benefiting the salaried class, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has revised its withdrawal rules, making it easier for members to use their PF savings for purchasing or...

Data explainedRenting vs buying in Abu Dhabi
It is the conversation that dominates many dinner tables: should we take the plunge and become homeowners? From Dubai to Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates, more residents than ever want to settle down and have a place they can call home,...

‘Entry level house’ on millionaire’s row hides startling secret
When you think ‘starter home’, a multimillion-dollar waterside house probably doesn’t spring to mind. But a quirky pink house in one of New Zealand’s most expensive streets is being marketed as just that. Houses on Rawene Avenue can fetch up to...

Most important part of chancellor's annual Mansion House speech was what wasn't said
15 July 2025, 20:48 | Updated: 15 July 2025, 22:48 The real story from Tuesday night's Mansion House was more what didn't happen than what did happen. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. These speeches are traditionally the...

Administration Works To Ban Adversaries From Buying U.S. Farmland
The Trump Administration said it is taking steps to enhance food security and, in turn, national security. Last week, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with other cabinet members and elected officials, announced steps to prohibit the ownership of...
He used to be a street kid. Now he has an apartment with a harbour view
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size John Howard has been known as many things since he first arrived in Kings Cross as a street...

5 Costly Mistakes People Always Make When Buying Tiles — And How to Avoid Them
There seems to be a new tiling trend every other week. Whether that be a bold checkerboard or a delightfully glossy zellige, this constant stream of inspiration has us wanting to redo every surface of our house. The tiles you choose can easily...

Farmers rally at NH State House to decry federal cuts, ask for more local support
Speaking before a crowd outside the State House Monday evening, Julie Davenson listed the challenges facing local farmers these days: the elimination of farming grants; cuts to food banks, which are big buyers of locally-grown food; cuts to...
Vendor who bought $1.7m brick two-bedroom Sydney house sells for $8.15m
The property was one of 719 scheduled auctions in Sydney at the weekend. By evening, Domain Group had recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 75.9 per cent from 481 reported results, while 77 auctions were withdrawn. Withdrawn auctions...

Scotland's House of the Northern Gate is paradise found
A restored Victorian manor on Scotland's remote Dunnet Head offers exclusive-use access to a playground with royal heritage and acres of dramatic Highland scenery, writes Sam Bradley These days it’s all too easy to whizz past somewhere special (or...

GenAI taking over digital video buyers’ creatives
Generative AI is transforming digital video ad creation, with 86% of digital video buyers either using or planning to use it in creatives, according to the IAB’s just-released 2025 Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy report. Currently, 30% of...

Bitcoin fell to $115,222 after three major crypto bills backed by Trump were blocked in the House
Bitcoin nosedived to $115,222 on Tuesday, dropping 4% in just minutes, after three key crypto bills tied to Donald Trump were blocked in the House of Representatives. The bills collapsed during a procedural vote that saw 13 Republicans break ranks...

Stop being negative about savers buying shares, Reeves says
Dearbail Jordan & Simon JackBusiness reporter & business editor ShareSave Chancellor Rachel Reeves The chancellor has told the financial industry it must change the "negative" narrative around savers investing money in stocks and shares in order...