How to get a foot on the property ladder in London – and you don’t need to skip avocado on toast if you don’t want to January 21, 2023 Buying your first home is a dwindling dream for many young Londoners; a dream not helped by commentators who blame millenial’s spending habits for their inability to put together a deposit o five per cent or more of the property’s value. A Netflix subscription or an ‘overconsumption’ of avocado on toast, or even the odd [...]
First floating offshore wind farm approved off Welsh coast March 13, 2023 Consent for a floating offshore wind farm has been granted off the Pembrokeshire coast, the Welsh government has announced.
Stepping Stones To Sustainability – How to add a net zero contract clause in 5 steps August 8, 2023 Introduction Sustainability is increasingly high on people’s agenda and has become a buzz word in business circles. Measurable performance and tangible outcomes are becoming the standard across all sectors. But what does this really mean in practice, and how do you make your business more sustainable in a meaningful way? We break sustainability challenges down [...]
Autumn Statement: Hunt cuts national insurance by two per cent November 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has announced 110 pro-growth measures in today's Autumn Statement, with 'full expensing' at the heart of his plans to boost UK investment.
Bec to the future: We blow the horn for fabulous Tooting Bec June 11, 2022 The London housing market tends to flow outwards from the prime central postcodes in a series of expanding circles, like the splash of a pebble thrown into a lake. Areas that would once have been undesirable ride the wave into fashion, while those in the centre see new ripples begin to form. So it is [...]
Spring budget: Back to work, childcare and post Brexit customs – what do we know so far? March 13, 2023 This Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will stand on the steps of No11 Downing Street – holding the famous Budget 2023 red box. Of his five predecessors, just Rishi Sunak was even in post long enough to reach this point. Political turmoil aside, his spring statement will also follow months of financial chaos, after economic shocks [...]
Topps Tiles’ commercial business to climb into profitability next year July 6, 2022 The UK’s largest tile retailer, Topps Tiles, has said its historically loss-making commercial business will climb into profitability next year, as it continues to navigate falling consumer confidence, supply chain challenges and historic levels of inflation. “We remain confident that the business will break even in the second half of the year and then move [...]
Gary Gensler’s creation of confusion is a toe-curling problem for crypto April 21, 2023 Jason Deane explains why he's still unfurling his toes after watching a particularly painful episode of the Gary Gensler Show.
Re-do Brexit? Let’s use the levers we already have July 18, 2022 Please, not again, Even in this groan-inducing contest, Penny Mordaunt’s pledge to ‘re-do’ Brexit was enough to leave even the most ardent Westminster watcher in despair. The idea of revisiting the interminable summits and political bravado that defined our politics – and crowded out anything more productive – for years is surely one for the [...]
Developing old industrial land to unlock over £460bn worth of new housing, research finds June 22, 2022 Developing brownfield sites, industrial land which is now empty, could unlock more than £460bn worth of new housing, according to new research. The government is already looking to develop these spaces, as part of its Levelling Up scheme, which will form part of its pledge to build 300,000 new homes each year to keep up [...]