London risks taking its global status for granted if housing crisis carries on unabated and cost of living continues to rise March 2, 2016 It's awards season, and from the Oscars to the Grammys gongs are being handed out left, right and centre. It’s an opportune time, therefore, to reflect on the accolades bestowed recently on our capital city. London cleaned up last year, taking the top spot in a clutch of surveys including EY’s European Attractiveness Survey, MasterCard’s [...]
Bookie Ladbrokes loses £54m gamble on tax avoidance scheme, as tribunal finds in favour of HMRC December 2, 2015 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today that it had won a tax avoidance case worth £54m against Ladbrokes. The ruling at the first-tier tribunal prevents the bookmakers from reclaiming £54m in tax, and the tax authority has said it has another three similar cases in the pipeline worth £112m. “Avoidance just doesn’t pay – we [...]
City Moves for 26 February 2016 | Who’s switching jobs February 26, 2016 Edmonds Marshall McMahon Private prosecution law firm Edmonds Marshall McMahon has announced the firm’s expansion into civil fraud with the appointment of leading City litigator Robert Hunter. He joins as a partner from Herbert Smith Freehills where he was head of the fraud and asset tracing group. Robert has over 25 years’ experience in the [...]
London’s Bournvilles: What the future of housing looks like in a supply-squeezed capital April 1, 2016 As everyone who studied the Victorians knows, one of the lasting legacies of these periods are the worker villages of Bournville and Saltaire. Planned and executed by the Cadbury and Salt families respectively to provide good quality housing for their employees, and thereby promoting staff loyalty and better living standards, these villages still thrive today. What [...]
Nameless CVs: David Cameron to announce new measures aimed at reducing discrimination using ‘name-blind’ recruitment October 26, 2015 A selection of major public and private sector employers are pledging to operate ‘name-blind’ recruitment for their graduate roles to tackle discrimination, the Prime Minister will announce later today. Organisations signing the pledge, who employ 1.8 million people between them, include bank HSBC, professional services firms Deloitte and KPMG, the BBC and NHS England. The [...]
Racing betting: Tombstone and Zabana can advertise Festival credentials February 4, 2016 Leopardstown stages a mouth-watering eight-race card on Saturday with the feature being the Grade One Irish Gold Cup (3.40pm). Last season’s Lexus Chase winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup third Road To Riches is currently a best-priced 4/5 with Betway and will take plenty of beating if back on song. He looked as good as ever on [...]
Premier League tickets should be capped at £10 for away fans, says West Brom boss Tony Pulis, following Liverpool and Arsenal price hike climbdowns February 11, 2016 West Brom manager Tony Pulis has joined calls to reduce the cost of attending top-flight football, urging Premier League clubs to charge away supporters no more than £10 per ticket. Pulis said teams should stop “milking, milking, milking” fans and, drawing comparisons with the Bundesliga, argued that incentivising supporters to travel to games would generate [...]
London house prices: Housebuilding is falling in the capital – so rip up planning rules and start again January 29, 2016 Help to Buy. The Help to Buy Isa. NewBuy. Right to Buy. Shared ownership. As the housing crisis worsened in recent years, there was no shortage of government schemes aimed at helping first-time buyers reach that crucial bottom rung on the housing ladder. In the capital, it is becoming increasingly obvious gentle encouragement from George [...]
City Moves for 4 December 2015 | Who’s switching jobs December 3, 2015 SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN Katie Russell (pictured right) and Caroline Shand become partners at law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn, as it bids to strengthen its position in employment and in the real estate and infrastructure sectors. Having trained at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Katie spent over six years working in the City before returning three years ago. [...]
Stoke splash out record £18.3m on Porto’s Imbula on sedate transfer deadline day February 2, 2016 Stoke City last night smashed their transfer record for the second time in five months to sign midfielder Giannelli Imbula from Porto for a fee of £18.3m on what otherwise proved to be a sedate deadline day. The 23-year-old former France Under-21 international has penned a five-and-a-half-year contract at the Britannia Stadium, while Stoke’s outlay [...]