Advertising spend enjoys temporary comeback as inflationary pressure threatens growth July 28, 2022 A new report has warned that despite advertising spend getting back on its feet in the first quarter of 2022, this momentum will be relatively short-lived.
Burberry share price slumps as ‘quiet luxury’ trend takes hold of shoppers May 15, 2024 Shares in Burberry slumped over three per cent on Wednesday in the latest display of investors waning confidence in the luxury fashion industry.
Home sales set to hit highest level since 2007 October 26, 2021 The housing market is set to hit the highest level of sales since 2007, with 1.5m sales forecast for 2021. According to the Zoopla September House Price Index (HPI), combined market activity is set to amount to £473bn in transaction values this year. This is a £95bn hike on 2020. House price growth is currently [...]
Will the UK lead the way in embracing crypto assets and blockchain? September 17, 2022 Sean Kiernan discusses the challenge of finding a balance between regulation and opportunity for the UK and crypto.
Chancellor urged to cut household bills by £200 with ‘retrofit revolution’ May 20, 2022 A group of the UK’s most senior housing figures have called for a "retrofit revolution" to cut down household bills.
UK leads Europe in mortgage market might but sits at bottom for share of population that owns home June 24, 2022 While the UK may trail other European nations when it comes to the total proportion of the population that own their own home, it does lead the way when it comes to the might of the mortgage sector and the number of properties purchased by borrowing. At 65.1 per cent, the UK sits well within [...]
I see the Online Safety Bill as a digital double-edged sword August 23, 2023 Susie Violet Ward asks if the Online Safety Bill is nudging us closer to a digital dystopia like Orwell's 1984?
Crest Nicholson makes financial ‘turnaround’ with £70.9m post-tax profit up from 2020 losses January 19, 2022 Crest Nicholson announced its financial turnaround this morning, with profit after tax increasing to £70.9m from a £10.7m loss after tax in 2020.
Stamp duty holiday: Top London areas for potential property tax savings July 8, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today expected to announce a stamp duty holiday in a bid to reinvigorate the UK housing market following the coronavirus lockdown. The announcement is expected to raise the stamp duty threshold from £125,000 to £500,000, according to reports. Experts have said that buyers searching for properties in more expensive areas could [...]
Home buyers face stamp duty of up to 881 per cent higher after Covid-inspired tax holiday March 24, 2022 Since the pandemic-inspired stamp duty holiday came to an end, the amount of SD the average homebuyer in England is now required to pay is 84 per cent higher than it was before the tax break was introduced, and some areas have seen this cost increase by as much as 881 per cent, according to [...]