London-listed law firm Knights bolsters business with Meade King acquisition January 16, 2023 Knights today acquired commercial law firm Meade King for £2.1m as the London-listed law firm pushes forwards with plans to bolster its business via mergers and acquisitions. Under the terms of the deal, Knights – one of just six UK listed law firms – will take on 29 of Meade King’s lawyers, including four partners. [...]
Hop on: Rail overtakes flights on busy London-Edinburgh route October 24, 2022 Rail has overtaken aviation as the preferred mode of transport to Scotland as one million people have chosen to travel from London to Edinburgh via electric train operator, Lumo. According to data released today, between April and August 57 per cent of the London-Edinburgh journeys were done by train – 22 per cent up on [...]
House prices back on upward march to race past £667,000 in London January 16, 2023 House prices are back on an upward march, sending the cost of the average home in London to over £667,000, a new survey out today shows. Search site Rightmove said today house prices in the capital jumped 0.2 per cent over the last month and 6.1 per cent annually. On a nationwide basis, prices climbed [...]
Londoner’s family in shock as Iraqi court sentences retired British geologist to 15 years in prison June 7, 2022 An Iraqi court has sentenced a retired British geologist to 15 years in prison for trying to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country, local media and judicial sources said. The decision shocked the man’s family. Watch the full video report.
FTSE 100 close: Debt ceiling breakthrough fails to lift London index as recession fears reignite May 30, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 dropped sharply today as recession fears outweighed US lawmakers closing in a deal to end the debt ceiling deadlock. The capital’s premier index slid 1.38 per cent to 7,522.08 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, was broadly flat, closing [...]
FTSE 100 close: Slowing China economy sends London index into red as Barclays and NatWest jump July 17, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 kicked off a fresh week today in downbeat fashion, dragged lower by signs that China’s economic recovery from the pandemic is whittling away. The capital’s premier index shed 0.38 per cent to close at 7,406.43 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the [...]
‘There’s a real opportunity here’: Fintech chief Janine Hirt on why London remains the place to be April 13, 2023 The INnovate Finance boss speaks with City AM on why the next chapter will be crucial for the UK's fintech sector
Time to build some houses for the sake of London’s future February 21, 2022 Some years ago, a small group of twitter warriors coalesced around a single campaign slogan – build some bloody houses. As ever with social media trends, the energy and enthusiasm has now lagged, but the point is as relevant as ever. Last year the average house increased in price by around the same as the [...]
Where to celebrate Burns Night in London: Bars and restaurants serving haggis and drams January 13, 2023 Burns Night, the birthday of the great Scottish bard Robert Burns is one of the highlights of the London restaurant scene, with venues across the capital laying on special spreads and keeping the city’s bagpipe community in work. Expect a lots of readings of the tongue-twisting Address to a Haggis as well as the consumption [...]
Weekend Read: What are London’s property hotspots? January 29, 2022 Which London boroughs have been the busiest housing markets in the past 12 months when it comes to the number of homes sold as a percentage of all private dwellings within each borough? On an individual borough-by-borough level, the busiest area n 2021 in London was Havering, according to data shared with City A.M. this [...]