{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/half-price-homes-go-on-sale/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__60b9e3edfcd600003bbc8878","title":"Half price homes go on sale","slug":"half-price-homes-go-on-sale","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/06/457.png","excerpt":"Plus: job vacancies soar, car sales rev up, and G7 finance ministers discuss taxing tech giants.","custom_excerpt":"Plus: job vacancies soar, car sales rev up, and G7 finance ministers discuss taxing tech giants.","created_at_pretty":"04 June, 2021","published_at_pretty":"04 June, 2021","updated_at_pretty":"09 June, 2021","created_at":"2021-06-04T08:27:25.000+00:00","published_at":"2021-06-04T08:39:30.000+00:00","updated_at":"2021-06-09T15:47:29.000+00:00","meta_title":"Half price homes go on sale","meta_description":"Plus: job vacancies soar, car sales rev up, and G7 finance ministers discuss taxing tech giants.","og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#blog","slug":"hash-blog","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"First Home scheme\nAspiring homeowners who struggle to afford to get on the ladder could get their\nhome half price\n[https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jun/04/first-time-buyers-in-england-offered-new-homes-at-up-to-50-off] \nfrom today. First-time buyers can apply for a discount of up to 50% on a new\nbuild under the government’s new First Home scheme. The first eligible\nproperties went on the market today in Derbyshire and around 1,500 are expected\nin autumn. The discount is only for those with a total annual income of under\n£80,000 - or £90,000 in London.\n\nJob vacancies soar\nFirms are in desperate need of workers as the economy reopens, but staff are in\nshort supply [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57349802]. Demand for workers\nhas risen at its fastest rate in 23 years according to KPMG. Hospitality and\ntech workers are particularly hot property right now, and recruiters are urging\nthe government to address the skills ress the skills shortage.\n\nCar sales rev up\nNew car sales rose 670% last month\n[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-new-car-sales-rise-may-after-last-years-lockdown-slump-2021-06-04/] \ncompared to May 2020 when all dealerships were shut. 156,000 sets of wheels\nrolled off forecourts throughout the month, which is still lower than the\n183,724 recorded in May 2019.\n\nTax deal\nG7 finance ministers are meeting in London this weekend to try and work out a\nglobal deal for taxing tech giants\n[https://www.cityam.com/sunak-confident-of-tech-tax-progress-ahead-of-g7-finance-meeting/] \nlike Amazon and Facebook. It’s a point of disagreement between the US and other\ncountries, but Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he’s confident of making progress.\nThey’ll also discuss climate change and a green recovery from the pandemic.","html":"

First Home scheme

Aspiring homeowners who struggle to afford to get on the ladder could get their home half price from today. First-time buyers can apply for a discount of up to 50% on a new build under the government’s new First Home scheme. The first eligible properties went on the market today in Derbyshire and around 1,500 are expected in autumn. The discount is only for those with a total annual income of under £80,000 - or £90,000 in London.

Job vacancies soar

Firms are in desperate need of workers as the economy reopens, but staff are in short supply. Demand for workers has risen at its fastest rate in 23 years according to KPMG. Hospitality and tech workers are particularly hot property right now, and recruiters are urging the government to address the skills ress the skills shortage.

Car sales rev up

New car sales rose 670% last month compared to May 2020 when all dealerships were shut. 156,000 sets of wheels rolled off forecourts throughout the month, which is still lower than the 183,724 recorded in May 2019.

Tax deal

G7 finance ministers are meeting in London this weekend to try and work out a global deal for taxing tech giants like Amazon and Facebook. It’s a point of disagreement between the US and other countries, but Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he’s confident of making progress. They’ll also discuss climate change and a green recovery from the pandemic.

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