JLL commits to 134,000 sq ft HQ at British Land’s 1 Broadgate April 8, 2021 British Land has today announced that real estate giant JLL has chosen 1 Broadgate as its new HQ, describing the move as a ‘vote of confidence in London’. The real estate firm has agreed a lease for 134,000 sq ft for 15 years, representing nearly 30 per cent of the office space. JLL’s decision to [...]
England’s Jofra Archer Ashes hopes hang in the balance after bowler’s latest setback May 9, 2023 England paceman Jofra Archer faces a race to be fit for the Ashes after cutting short his stint playing in the Indian Premier League. Archer has struggled to recover from his latest round of elbow surgery and is returning to England to focus on recuperation, with the first Test against Australia starting on 16 June. [...]
House prices rise for first time since last June but sticky rents likely to remain challenge for tenants May 22, 2024 New government data has shown house prices grew by for the first time since last summer in March, while private rents cooled from the record highs recorded at the start of the year.
Lockdown tech and shift to online lifts AO World’s revenues and profits July 1, 2021 The surge of online shopping amid the pandemic pushed revenues at online electrical retailer AO World to surge 59 per cent, the retailer said in a statement this morning. The switch to online helped AO wire in around £1.4bn in UK revenue in the year to 31 March, while revenue across the group entirely lifted [...]
City of London boss says most workers will return to office after pandemic March 30, 2021 The City of London financial centre is likely to see most workers return to their offices after the pandemic, the City’s policy chair said this morning. Catherine McGuinness told BBC radio she was confident that trade would return for businesses that rely on crowds of office workers. While McGuiness’s comments come as a boost for [...]
Morgan Stanley to stay in Canary Wharf in boost to struggling banking district March 10, 2024 Morgan Stanley has decided to retain its flagship Canary Wharf office in a major boost for the struggling financial district.
Meet the man quietly building London’s next bit of vital infrastructure July 11, 2024 Tim Creswick runs Vorboss, the company building the fibre network London businesses increasingly rely on
Talent crisis: Insurers are struggling to attract new staff. Could painting and TikToks be the answer? February 6, 2024 Insurance firms are in need of new blood. But the industry - innovative and exciting once you're in it - is struggling to cut through to the next generation.
Rail fares could be hiked by 5 per cent – it’s time for an overhaul of how we view public transport September 9, 2021 This week marked the start of the new academic year in earnest and for many it was also a return to work, coming back into London for the first time after months of working from home. But for rail commuters, the latest inflation figures could mean the biggest fare hike in a decade. If the government sticks to its current formula of bumping up fares by one percent [...]
Goldman Sachs boss champions post-Brexit London and expects 70 per cent of staff back in office July 16, 2021 Goldman Sachs boss Richard Gnodde said the company was as committed to its London head office as ever, buoyed by his belief that the UK capital will remain dominant as a world-leading financial centre post-Brexit. “For us we’ve been very clear, the centre of gravity for our workforce is our buildings, and in London it [...]