Harvey Nichols: Customers returning to luxury department store chain helps sales pass £200m and slash losses April 24, 2024 More customers choosing to shop at Harvey Nichols helped sales pass £200m for the first time since the pandemic, according to newly-filed accounts.
Cazoo reports record year as company not impacted by inflationary pressures April 7, 2022 Ongoing inflationary pressures will not impact online car retailer Cazoo, its chief executive Alex Chesterman said yesterday. “Used cars have historically [pushed] in a recessionary environment, while new cars tend to be much more affected,” Chesterman told analysts during a call. “[New cars] are a luxury purchase whereas used cars are functional.” The company said [...]
Bitcoin breached $26k for the first time since June last year March 15, 2023 The price of Bitcoin was holding steady around $24,900 this morning, while Ethereum (+2.07%) was trading for $1,710.
A short history of leasehold, and why it’s taken so long to end the ‘feudal’ system July 20, 2024 In the King’s Speech, the Government finally outlined plans to phase the “feudal” system out of England and Wales. Here's why it took so long
£13bn in a year: Entrepreneurs selling businesses and assets cause capital gains tax bills to jump 20 per cent February 22, 2022 The UK’s Capital Gains Tax bills jumped 20 per cent from £10.8bn to a record high of £12.9bn in the past year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this afternoon. The increase is primarily due to a rise in tax on entrepreneurs selling businesses causing The value of capital gains in the UK [...]
This Savile Row designer had a priceless dress stolen. Then Hollywood came to help April 12, 2024 Savile Row designer Fedro Gaudenzi had a priceless piece stolen from his store - but Hollywood noticed and helped out
UK government is shifting its attitude over crypto – Westminster is backing this horse! November 3, 2022 There's growing movement in both the Houses of Commons and Lords that is slowly but surely embracing a future with cryptocurrency.
How this tech start-up wants to rebuild the construction industry (from the ground up) August 13, 2024 Entrepreneur Jamie Menzies was just seven years into running his own residential construction company, Zebra Property Group, when the pandemic halted nearly all building operations.
As help to buy winds down, caps on savings schemes will only hinder home ownership March 30, 2023 Help to Buy, an equity loan scheme, helped hundreds of thousands of first time buyers get on the housing ladder, as it ends, it makes lifting the cap on Lifetime ISAs all the more important, writes Annabelle Williams
UK landlords urge new prime minister to strengthen supply amid record rent costs July 15, 2022 The UK’s new prime minister must address the trickling supply in the rental market, an industry body has urged, as average costs spiral northward. The heated rental market, which has seen tenants often offering over the asking price in order to secure a tenancy, is weighing on Brits’ aspirations for homeownership, according to the National [...]