Britain’s mega-wealthy look to cash in on uncertainty in property market March 9, 2024 Britain’s mega wealthy are ramping up investment in commercial and residential properties, as they look to cash in on the uncertainty in the market.
New flexible office space coming to Liverpool Street after Wework’s bankruptcy November 28, 2023 The site was designed by architects at dMFK, and is part of British Land’s 32-acre Broadgate site, which hosts top financial, legal, tech and media firms, as well as well-known retailers.
Reflecting on the shared ownership journey – four years later September 4, 2024 In honour of this year’s Shared Ownership Week, we revisited some of our happy homeowners to see what life has been like since the keys were handed over and the packing boxes were put away. Nearly four years since they moved in, we caught up with Peabody New Homes’ residents Josephine, who purchased at Motion [...]
Gove admits ‘regret’ over number of children living in temporary accommodation May 11, 2024 Michael Gove has said he cannot look at official figures showing a record number of children living in temporary accommodation with “anything other than regret” and blamed not enough homes being built.
Lotus Cars to slash 200 jobs amid heavy annual losses July 20, 2023 Lotus Cars will cut up to 200 jobs from its workforce as it looks to restructure its business following huge losses announced earlier in the week. Lotus – who are owned by the Chinese carmaker Geely – reported pretax losses of £141.1m for 2022 on Monday, largely as a result of supply chain issues. In [...]
Progressive Prince ready to rule the roost at Kelso April 2, 2024 UP AT Kelso, the action isn’t of the highest quality but it’s certainly competitive. I didn’t find that many betting opportunities in all honesty, but I did think PRINCE DES FICHAUX might finally get his day in the sun for his new yard in the Paxtons For Kverneland Machinery & Genuine Spares Handicap Chase (3.00pm). [...]
Airbnb: 1,000 per cent spike in searches along eclipse route for 268 seconds of daytime darkness April 5, 2024 Short-term rentals firm Airbnb said there had been a 1,000 per cent increase in demand for April 8, when a solar eclipse will take place.
Holland & Barrett increase staff pay to a minimum of £12 an hour April 1, 2024 Holland & Barrett is set to increase its hourly pay for store colleagues by nine per cent, from £11 to £12, almost five per cent per cent above the new National Living Wage.
Waitrose expands into meal-kit delivery with Dishpatch takeover June 7, 2024 Waitrose has expanded into the meal-kit delivery market with the takeover of Dishpatch, a UK-based company which works with chefs including Angela Hartnett, Michel Roux Jr and Rick Stein.
A Scrabble rabble: A history of the yellow-tiled game – and the furores it has caused April 10, 2024 As Scrabble's modern update sparks backlash, Anna Moloney looks into the history of the board game - and its divisive nature.