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You and Yours: City Living, Covid Vaccine Scams, Side Hustle Advice

29/07/2021

City Living, Covid Vaccine Scams, Side Hustle Advice

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, City Living, Covid Vaccine Scams, Side Hustle Advice

Demand for rental properties in cities is rising again.

People who were renting their homes in cities, but left during the pandemic, are being drawn back by falling rents.

Demand is rising again for renting in cities. According to the Rightmove website, falling rents in some city centres are drawing tenants back. Rents are down 16% year on year in Coventry city centre, 7% in the centre of Manchester and 5% in Birmingham and Leeds. However while some people are moving back to cities, others still dream of leaving. This year searches for seaside towns have doubled. We examine what will have changed about where people choose to live, once the pandemic subsides.  

Fraudsters have been really active during the pandemic. They have been making the most of the fact that many of us have been at home, more isolated and with more time on our hands. New figures from a Freedom of Information request show that every single police force in the UK received reports of Covid vaccine related fraud in the last six months. More than a thousand people reported being conned out of a total of nearly £400,000. We have advice on what to look out for and how to stop it happening to you. If you come across a suspicious text or email you should report it. For a text, you can forward it to 7726. If you receive a dodgy email, you should send it to the suspicious email reporting service using:  report@phishing.gov.uk 

Millions of people across the country have started new "side hustles" or small businesses from home this past year. But not everyone is sure about the rules on things like tax, employment, insurance and health and safety.  We speak to two people who have recently started up and hear from an expert on what help is out there for them.

Producer:   Jay Unger
Presenter:   Winifred Robinson

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