No Brexit exodus: Foreign homeowners sit on £45bn worth of property in London alone July 12, 2022 It has been revealed this morning which areas of the property market are home to the highest value of homes owned by overseas homeowners, with the total market value of foreign owned homes currently standing at £90.7bn across England and Wales. Just shy of a quarter of a million homes are owned by overseas buyers, [...]
The must-read column: Kleinman on the City March 21, 2024 The City's best-connected columnist on the Telegraph, the new football regulator and the NatWest share sale
Deloitte forecasts late flurry of Premier League transfer activity January 24, 2022 Premier League clubs are being tipped to embark on a trolley dash in the final week of the January transfer window. Spending in the English top-flight has already passed £100m this month, eclipsing the total outlay in last year’s Covid-affected winter window. And Deloitte’s Sports Business Group is forecasting a busy final few days before [...]
The spectrum of terror attacks November 16, 2021 Yesterday, the UK terror threat was raised to “severe” in the wake of the attack in Liverpool. Over the last decade, the bulk of attacks have been so-called “lone wolf” attacks. In contrast, the explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital harks back to a more traditional view of terror. Anthony Richards, a terror expert at CoJit, [...]
New chancellor, same story: London is always left out of Whitehall’s plan for growth March 16, 2023 London won’t always keep growing if it is continually ignored by government. What will the Chancellor have to say then?
Stansted’s February recovery exceeds November’s but remains behind pre-Covid levels March 11, 2022 Stansted’s owner MAG Airports has reported the airport’s recovery levels in February have surpassed those registered in November. The group said that after the UK Government removed all travel restrictions under the ‘Living with Covid’ plan, passenger numbers reached 1.15m, a 3190.9 per cent surge compared with the same period last year. Levels, though, remained [...]
World Cup final: Lionel Messi and Argentina triumph on penalties after epic with France December 18, 2022 Lionel Messi claimed the only major honour to have evaded him as his Argentina side beat France on penalties after a thrilling World Cup final ended 3-3 in Qatar on Sunday. Messi opened the scoring with a penalty after a foul on Angel di Maria, who added the second with one of the all-time great [...]
London law firm Laytons buys up real estate specialist Cannings Connolly March 10, 2022 London law firm Laytons has acquired commercial law firm Cannings Connolly, just months after Laytons joined German professional services group ETL Global. In a statement, Laytons said it had agreed to acquire property litigation specialist Cannings Connolly, with a view to boosting its commercial real estate and construction offerings. The deal comes after Laytons joined [...]
BT looking to hire 600 apprentices and graduates across the UK this year January 27, 2022 British Telecom said this morning it plans to recruit more than 600 apprentices and graduates later this year. Positions will be in engineering, customer service, applied research and cyber-security. The recruits will also support the company’s plans to build and extend its 5G network around the UK. The new roles are spread across a number [...]
If Ben Wallace takes the helm of NATO it could be a boost for Global Britain June 12, 2023 If Ben Wallace becomes the head of NATO, he’ll leave a big hole to fill at the Ministry of Defence. But it would be good for the UK’s international standing, writes Eliot Wilson