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Herald Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Herald Sun
Ferntree Gully: From ‘derelict' to an ideal family home
Andrea and Darrel North are preparing to farewell the Ferntree Gully house they transformed from a rundown residence into a beloved family home. The couple purchased 3 Stockton Ave while living in a unit located directly behind the property, almost three decades ago. After extensively renovating and extending the house, they are now selling with plans to buy a smaller place and travel. RELATED: Oscar Piastri's father revealed to be the buyer of Lysterfield mansion Hawthorn: Home that 200 people wanted snapped up Rowville couple turn $350,000 block into $1.581m dream home after using savvy sales tactic Three bidders attended Saturday's auction for the abode, but it ended up passing in on a $1.45m bid. @realty principal Luciano Marcuzzi said that in addition to negotiating with a buyer who is waiting upon finance, he and his vendors would likely either list the home for private sale or set another auction date. 'The house would suit a family with two or three kids who like nature and want a commute to the city or to use the area's public transport,' he said. The Norths bought the home after their first son Justin was born. Ms North said that although the abode was 'pretty derelict', the 1069sq m block and potential they saw in the circa-1950s house won them over. 'We went, 'It suits all our needs, and it's exactly where we live and we love where we live',' she said. Not long after moving in, Ms North discovered she was pregnant with their future daughter, Megan. Nowadays, the husband and wife live at the home with their third child, Cody, 22. Much of their renovation work was completed by Ms North's sister Narelle and builder brother-in-law Chris, who run Frerker Homes in Lysterfield. Once, while painting the house, five-year-old Justin decided he want to help. 'I gave him a bucket of water mixed with glitter and a paintbrush,' Mr North said. 'He painted the dog kennel and the front gate for me, in his little blue Thomas the Tank Engine jumper and his gumboots and he was having a ball.' Today, the five-bedroom house features three living areas, two bathrooms and a UK-manufactured Falcon double oven in the kitchen, a room that was renovated two years ago. An outdoor pool, barbecue and undercover deck with motorised blinds proved the ideal spot to host 120 guests for Megan's 21st birthday. 'I spend lots of time cooking, and you can sit out there in the courtyard with a beer and look at the kids in the pool, and it's just a great space,' Mr North said. Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. Click here to get the latest Victorian property market news delivered direct to your inbox. MORE: Ex-Blues' star Fraser Brown seals nine-figure deal for site in Melbourne's south east New owner for rundown Toorak mansion with a wild history Melbourne: Home ownership dreams fading as prices outpace incomes by $100,000
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
White House reaches trade agreement with United Kingdom
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a trade agreement with the United Kingdom, the first agreement established since his 'Liberation Day' tariff announcement against all U.S. trading partners on April 2. Trump said the final details of the agreement, which must be approved by Congress, will be finalized in the coming weeks, but it increases access for agricultural, chemicals, machinery and other products for both countries. 'The UK was largely closed, very much closed to trade, and now it's opened,' Trump said from the Oval Office. 'The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers.' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the agreement will be beneficial to both countries. 'This is going to boost trade between and across our countries. It's going to not only protect jobs, but create jobs, opening market access,' Starmer said in a statement. Despite the new agreement, the U.S. will continue to impose a 10% baseline tariff on all goods imported from the UK, according to a fact sheet from the White House. Under the trade agreement, the first 100,000 UK-manufactured vehicles imported into the U.S. each year are subject to a 10% duty rate, while additional vehicles will face 25% rates, according to the White House. In March, Trump placed import taxes of 25% on foreign cars and auto parts coming into the U.S., on top of the existing 2.5% duty rate for imported British autos. The UK currently imposes a 10% tariff on U.S. car imports, but it's unclear if there will be any change as part of the agreement. The U.S. will also be eliminating 25% tariffs currently imposed on British steel and aluminum exports to the U.S., while the UK will be reducing ethanol tariffs. Both countries also agreed to reduce tariffs on imported beef. Trump also said Rolls Royce engines and plane parts will be able to be exported from the UK to the U.S. tariff free, while the UK was buying $10 billion worth of planes from the Boeing Co., which is based in Arlington, Virginia. The UK is one of the few major countries the U.S. doesn't run a trade deficit with. In 2024, the U.S. had a trade surplus of nearly $12 billion with the UK. The UK was the ninth ranked international trade partner of the U.S. in 2024, totaling $148 billion in two-way trade. During his meeting in the Oval Office, Trump also said he also plans to negotiate a trade deal with the European Union and is open to reducing 145% tariffs on imports of goods made in China. The post White House reaches trade agreement with United Kingdom appeared first on FreightWaves.
BBC News
08-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Stoke-on-Trent tableware company announces 31 job losses
A tableware company has announced 31 job losses, blaming weak demand for its UK-manufactured products and rising employment International Limited in Stoke-on-Trent said it was "optimising its UK operations" in response to market conditions as part of a strategy to ensure long-term sustainability of the job losses would affect those in both operational and support functions, the Staffordshire company thanked employees for their dedication and contribution to the company. "These are difficult decisions, and we recognise the impact on those affected," a spokesperson said."Our priority is to handle this transition with care, providing appropriate support to impacted colleagues."They added: "Despite these changes, Steelite International remains a resilient and financially stable business, with strong performance across key global markets, and as market conditions improve, we fully expect to be in a position to reinvest in our UK operations, and we remain committed to our people, our customers, and our long-term vision." Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Guardian
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The perfect time for ads at the cinema
Regarding your article (Longer pre-film ads 'wasting time' of frustrated cinema fans, 8 March), you published my letter in 2015 suggesting that cinemas put on adverts after films, so those who want to watch them can stay behind, while those of us who find ads irritating can leave. Ten years have passed, and now is the time to implement my sensible suggestion. Richard RossLondon I support the aim to purchase UK-manufactured defence systems (6 March), but we need war-winning equipment. For example, the overall capability of the F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, is considerably greater than the Typhoon, a 4.5-generation WestLabour, House of Lords Richard Henderson (Question marks over Europe's defence splurges, 6 March) asks where the money is going. Into the pockets of American defence contractors and their shareholders, of course, which is the purpose of the MarshallWest Clandon, Surrey Can I suggest to Mark Holman-Lisney that it wasn't Babycham that caused the fights he saw as a barman in the 1970s (Letters, 6 March). It was the triple RedheadOxford What a lovely start to my week, seeing the photo of Miuccia, the whippet that won best in show at Crufts (10 March). Please may we have more cheering photos on your front page in these troubled EvansRuthin, Denbighshire Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
