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in Oldham came first as the most affordable area in the region, with house prices averaging around £104,416.
The area also had a price to earnings ratio of 2.01.Last year, the threshold for stamp duty in England was raised to £500,000, with equivalent taxes in Wales and Scotland raised to a threshold of £250,000.The stamp duty holiday has now been extended until the end of June.The top five most affordable towns in Britain are all clustered around Scotland and the North West.The quaint town of
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direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.
direct to your inboxCoronavirus cases are rising in some neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester - while other areas are seeing very low rates.Overall, the infection rates for every borough across the region have dropped steadily as a result of the national lockdown.But as the latest Covid heat map shows, there are variations in how fast rates have fallen from borough to borough, and often within towns themselves.
direct to your inboxThe use of coronavirus testing in schools could be behind rises in infection rates in five areas of Greater Manchester, the latest figures suggest.Figures from Public Health England show that cases rose by 19 per cent in Tameside and 18 per cent in Oldham in comparison to the figure a week ago, with smaller increases in Salford, Stockport and Trafford.Cases fell in the other five boroughs, with the largest decrease being 25 per cent in Bury.Statistics show that there were