Time to build some houses for the sake of London’s future February 21, 2022 Some years ago, a small group of twitter warriors coalesced around a single campaign slogan – build some bloody houses. As ever with social media trends, the energy and enthusiasm has now lagged, but the point is as relevant as ever. Last year the average house increased in price by around the same as the [...]
Steven Bartlett: My ‘selfish pursuit’ and culture of ‘extreme failure’ November 10, 2023 Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of hit podcast 'Diary of a CEO' talks to City A.M. about creating a corporate culture of "extreme failure".
The most romantic spots to book for Valentine’s Day February 11, 2024 These London restaurants offer romance and style in spades, coupled with service and food that go the extra mile, making them perfect for Valentine's Day.
Avoiding a residential permacrisis: House-hunters better buying today than waiting for tomorrow November 4, 2022 The Bank of England has just raised interest rates to three per cent, the highest in 14 years. And this might not be the end of it. Newspapers rightly point to the challenges of such rapidly rising borrowing costs for those looking to buy or re-mortgage at the same time as so many people are [...]
As we move away from a risky dependency on fossil fuels, the City leads the way in shaping a safer green future December 19, 2022 With the arrival of winter’s first snow last week, there is a chill in the air and energy consumption across the UK is rising. The strain on energy use has been particularly acute for households and businesses this year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and post-pandemic supply chain struggles have driven soaring prices just at a [...]
Don’t be fooled, buy now pay later firms aren’t your BFF, they just want your money March 14, 2023 With millennial pink branding and cutesy messages, firms like Klarna want you to forget they are trying to push you into debt, writes Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield
Why can’t we level up? It takes years to start new infrastructure November 2, 2023 As much as 80 per cent of the lifespan of a regeneration project is spent securing planning, rather than building, writes Tracy Blackwell
Backing the central bank pivot is a risky bet October 25, 2022 It is easy to criticise central banks for heaping pain on households and businesses. But, this is exactly what they are supposed to do under current economic conditions. Inflation in the UK, US and eurozone has hit 10.1 per cent, 8.2 per cent and 9.9 per cent respectively, all historic highs. The Bank of England [...]
We need to build houses for renters as well as owners August 31, 2022 Adam Neumann, for better or worse, was at the forefront of a revolution of how people viewed the office. Now the former WeWork founder has turned his attention to a different kind of real estate, as cities around the world struggle with overheated rental markets. Before WeWork, Neumann first wanted to start a co-living concept, [...]
Alphawave inks £215m deal for Israeli processing chip developer October 13, 2022 Connectivity infrastructure company Alphawave has inked a $240m (£215m) deal for an Israeli processing chip developer, which makes semiconductors powerful enough to help data centres run. The deal for Bainas Labs strengthens Alphawave’s silicon products in its digital signal processing division, the company said in a statement this morning, as it looks to double down [...]