Charlie rich behind closed doors

EX-CORRIE star Charlie Condou has started flogging his old clothes online after the coronavirus pandemic affected his job. The 48-year-old actor - who played Marcus Dent on the ITV soap from 2007 to 2014 - has made a Depop account to try and get rid of his unwanted clobber. Covid-19 has left a lot of people out of work over the past year and one of those affected has been Charlie - but he's found the perfect way to get a bit of extra cash in the bank. Social shopping app Depop is a great way to get rid of unwanted items as you can also make a bit of money too. Earlier this month the star shared a link to his new account and told his 156.6k followers: "Making use of my abundance of free time, I'm clearing out my wardrobe." Charlie currently has 14 followers on his account, which boasts a range of snazzy jumpers up for sale. His lowest priced item is an A.P.C sweatshirt selling for £23 and his most expensive piece is a brand new Ralph Lauren jumper worth £80. … [Read more...] about Ex-Corrie star Charlie Condou is flogging his old clothes to fans online as Covid halts his acting work

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s super-rich wife claimed up to £100,000 taxpayer’s cash to pay furloughed staff at her gym business. Akshata Murty, 41, is one of the UK’s wealthiest women and the daughter of a billionaire businessman, but still claimed the subsidy for Digme Fitness Limited when it closed its eight studios in London and Oxford in the lockdown. Figures released today show that the company claimed between £50,001-£100,000 in furlough money during December. She has a 4.5% stake in Digme Fitness Limited and is also a director of the firm which is listed alongside more than 740,000 other businesses which have sought help during the pandemic. Do you enjoy reading about politics? Sign up for all the best politics news from the Mirror Digme has relaunched itself during the pandemic as an online business with live-streamed workouts and exercise bike hire. It had expanded from 36 to 56 staff between 2018 and 2019, according to the most recent accounts. The wife of … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak’s super-rich wife claimed up to £100,000 taxpayer’s cash in furlough scheme

A couple say their Help to Buy dream became a nightmare as they claim to have found 150 problems in their new-build home in two years. Amy Fenn, 24, and fiancé George Watts-Sturrock, 32, bought the £265,000 starter home under the flagship Government scheme. But their joy turned to misery with a seemingly never-ending list of “snags”. The couple claim there was damp and mould, uneven walls and unfinished stairs. They say a sink was wonky, doors were wobbly, worktops damaged, tiling was iffy and drains were blocked with rubble. Then – through sheer bad luck, not down to poor building – there were two floods. In that second, a water tank exploded as horrified Amy and George lay in bed. Amy said: “We heard a huge bang and gushing water and found the tank in our boiler system had literally exploded. It has just been one thing after another.” George, who works in quality assurance, said: “We were so excited to get our first home but it’s been a nightmare.” The detached … [Read more...] about Young couple say they’ve found 150 faults in brand-new £265,000 Help to Buy home

A COUPLE say they have found 150 faults with their new £265,000 Help to Buy home. Amy Fenn, 24, and fiancé George Watts-Sturrock, 32, claim to have had endless issues with their "nightmare" new-build - including damp, mould, uneven walls and even a burst water tank and two floods. The pair bought the detached three-bed property in Norfolk in 2018. It was advertised as being part of "a superb collection of stunning homes" by Suffolk builder Hopkins & Moore. It should have been their dream home, but they say it has been "a nightmare". It started with mould in the first week, and then the pair noticed damp, uneven walls and that the stairs were unfinished. They say there was also a wonky sink, wobbly doors, damaged worktops, dodgy tiling and the drains were blocked with rubble. And then to top if off, the couple experienced two floods - one while they lay in bed. Amy told The Mirror : "We heard a huge bang and gushing water and found the tank in our boiler … [Read more...] about Couple say they’ve found 150 FAULTS with ‘mould and burst tank’ in new £265,000 Help to Buy home

Rishi Sunak is to resist a massive tax claw back of the £400billion he’s spent on Covid in Wednesday’s Budget despite UK debt hitting £2.1trillion. In an exclusive interview shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds tells him: “Now is not the time.” Instead the Chancellor will give 700,000 shops, pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, gyms and hair salons up to £18,000 each to kickstart businesses after the Covid shutdown. Mr Sunak said of his £5billion Restart Grant scheme: “The extra cash will ensure our high street can open their doors with optimism.” Another £425million will go to local authorities to help businesses not covered by the scheme. The Chancellor will also boost the housing market with 95 per cent mortgages from April and a further three month Stamp Duty holiday. It means cash-strapped buyers will only need five per cent deposits on homes up to £600,000 with the Treasury guaranteeing the rest. Only eight low deposit mortgages are now on offer nationwide because of … [Read more...] about Budget at a glance – £18k for pubs, help to buy homes and no rise on booze