The social distancing measures put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus, unsurprisingly, affected the housing market. Viewings of properties were halted, estate agent offices closed and, worried about uncertainty, some buyers pulled out of purchases. In April, as lockdown restrictions were in place, property transactions fell 53%. Some of the sales that stalled
Over the last couple of months, life as we know it has changed beyond recognition. In early March, we were drinking in pubs, working in offices, and dropping our children off at school in the morning. Now we’re working from our spare room, homeschooling our kids, and observing strict social distancing guidelines to avoid spreading
Last week, Rishi Sunak has delivered the first Budget of the new Conservative government. With a large majority behind him, the theme of the Chancellor’s speech was to deliver the promises made in the party’s election manifesto or, as Sunak himself repeatedly said, to ‘get things done’. Of course, the coronavirus outbreak has significantly changed
After delays and the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Chancellor just weeks ago following the resignation of Sajid Javid, the Budget was finally delivered last week. It’s the first to be given since the UK left the EU on 31st January 2020, with the country now in a transition period, and comes amid the coronavirus