Jurassic World boosts first-half profit at Odeon and UCI Cinemas August 28, 2015 Odeon and UCI Cinemas yesterday unveiled a blockbuster rise in first-half revenue and earnings, thanks to box-office smashes such as Jurassic World. The cinema chain, owned by the Terra Firma private equity firm, saw its core earnings more than double to £37.3m, while revenue increased by 17.1 per cent to £348.7m. Attendance rose 13.8 per [...]
First time buyer surge adds to market uplift December 11, 2013 THE NUMBER of first time buyers has surged by three quarters over the past year, as a surge of activity in the housing market pushes prices even higher, especially in London. Estate agents Haart reveal today that, the number of first time buyer registrations has risen 78.4 per cent in November 2013, compared to the [...]
Maximum excitement with sporting index August 27, 2015 THERE’S eight Premier League games for sports spread bettors to get stuck into tomorrow and Sporting Index have a number of markets that revolve around all the matches. Aggregate total goals is a prediction on how many goals in total will be scored across the eight fixtures. It’s pitched at 22.5-23.3. If you were expecting [...]
TalkTalk and WPP pull index off Friday’s high – London Report October 27, 2015 A fall in advertising group WPP, while TalkTalk’s losses worsened in the wake of a cyber attack, weighed yesterday on the FTSE 100 as it slipped off two-month highs. The blue-chip index ended 0.4 per cent lower at 6,417.02 points, having risen 1.1 per cent on Friday to its highest level in two months. Commodity [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron cracks down on councils over housebuilding October 12, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron is putting pressure on local councils to green-light plans to build new houses today, as the government publishes its new housing and planning bill. The Prime Minister will warn local authorities that they must produce local plans for new homes in their area within the next two years – or the [...]
London house prices: Can stamp duty save the capital from a demand crisis? January 14, 2015 Demand for houses has been falling in the housing market for six months, or eight if you live in London. It doesn’t feel so long ago we were talking about booms and whispering of bubbles, but that's gone for now. The latest figures from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors reveals that 10 per cent [...]
McCarthy & Stone leads calls for support to help elderly homebuyers November 3, 2014 Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone yesterday called on ministers to focus on addressing housing issues for the elderly and not just first-time buyers. The company, founded in 1977, said housing for the over-65s must become a “priority” for the government. “Most household growth over the next 20 years will involve older people and policy makers [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: All Black is the colour as first match England v Figi kicks off tonight September 18, 2015 For the first time in 24 years, New Zealand have arrived for a Rugby World Cup as champions, finally able to bat away the ‘choking Kiwi’ tag that has haunted them for almost three decades. While England are a tempting bet at 9/2 with Sportingbet, it appears that the only chink in the formidable [...]
Sunderland v Tottenham: Spurs ready to pick up first win of the season at Stadium of Light September 10, 2015 Odds-on for relegation in September, Sunderland’s time in the top flight looks to be coming to an end after years of struggle. We’re only four games in to the campaign but this particular projection doesn’t seem premature. Already bottom of the table, the Mackems look woefully short on quality and the signings they made in [...]
Retired workers should be allowed to sell their pensions to the highest bidder, says minister Steve Webb January 4, 2015 Retirees may soon get the right to sell off their savings for a lump sum, according to pensions minister Steve Webb. Liberal Democrat Webb said that he wanted to go further than the reforms outlined by George Osborne at the last budget, which, from this April, allow workers to trade their pension savings for [...]