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‘Cautious optimism’ forecast despite end to key stamp duty relief and fears of higher taxes and interest rates

Experts have predicted a “buyer’s market” for house hunters in the year ahead, giving them greater negotiating power as the mood of the housing market shifts to “cautious optimism”.

However, even the more hopeful expectations for 2025 were met with caution, as an important stamp duty relief for first-time buyers was scheduled to end in the spring, as well as potentially high interest rates and taxes bearing down on the market.

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05.01.25 05:16

by theguardian.com

Amazon aims to branch into UK internet market with satellite broadband plan

Proposed space launches within next two years could ultimately deliver mobile phone signal even to most remote areas

Amazon is hoping to offer a satellite broadband service in the UK within the next two years as it prepares to launch a constellation of spacecraft that could ultimately deliver a mobile signal even to the most remote areas.

The tech company, founded by Jeff Bezos, said it would seek access to British radio frequencies “over the next one to two years” as it prepares to offer satellite internet, according to a regulatory filing first reported by the Sunday Telegraph.