Five FTSE 350 firms still have all-male boards, Hampton-Alexander Review finds November 13, 2018 Just four FTSE 100 companies' boards feature at least as many women as men, a government-backed review found today. A total of five British FTSE 350 firms still have only male board members and one in four have only appointed one woman, figures contained within the Hampton-Alexander Review showed. But the review, led by Glaxosmithkline chairman [...]
Barclays economists predict orderly Brexit and boost to UK stock markets November 7, 2018 An orderly Brexit is on the cards and could ultimately make UK stocks “more investable” to global investors, Barclays analysts have predicted. The bank's European equity strategy division has predicted a Brexit deal will be agreed by the end of the year accompanied by a rebound in the pound. But it said the relative performance [...]
UK house prices: This has been the best October for property price growth since 2014, says Rightmove October 16, 2017 The UK’s house prices have risen by 1.1 per cent in October, the highest month-on-month rise rise for any October since 2014. But that isn’t translating into sales, according to a closely-watched index. The Rightmove house price index, which measures the prices of homes put on the market, said the average property price has risen [...]
Royal Mail could be sent packing from FTSE 100 in final reshuffle of the year November 28, 2018 Royal Mail could be sent crashing out of the FTSE 100 next week as insurer Hiscox stakes a claim to replace the UK postal service in the blue chip index. The final FTSE reshuffle of the year takes place on Tuesday and barring a miracle Royal Mail, which delivered a shock profit warning in October, [...]
Opinion: Property raffles are 500 times easier to win than the EuroMillions but they’re not going to go mainstream until they’re transparent January 18, 2019 Property raffles have certainly generated national media column inches over the past few years. There has been a huge buzz around the concept and it’s easy to see why – the thought of owning a multi-million pound home for the small cost of a ticket could turn an ordinary person struggling to get a foot [...]
Revealed: The UK cities where £1m properties sell fastest June 7, 2018 Homes worth £1m or more have sold most quickly in Cambridge this year, taking only 45 days on average to secure a buyer – twice as fast as the national average According to property website Rightmove, the top five fastest selling million pound locations are all outside of London: Edinburgh and Harpenden are in [...]
London’s house price slowdown worsens as summer slump hits July 16, 2018 London's house price slump has deepened as the market enters its traditional summer lull, with experts signalling a boon for prospective first-time buyers. The average asking price of a house in the capital is down more than £11,000 compared to this time a year ago, marking the sharpest annualised fall since January. The closely-watched Rightmove [...]
As the weather heats up, London house prices settle in for a chill June 18, 2018 As the often busier spring housing market comes to an end, the price of homes in London has continued to drop, according to a highly regarded report from Rightmove, the UK's largest online real estate company. The Rightmove house price index shows that new homes on the market this month were priced 0.9 per cent [...]
Home with a view: Seaside houses with a sight of the water sell for nearly a third as much as the properties around them July 19, 2018 While much of the English coast conjures up images of rainy weather and cold waters, new research suggests that houses with a view of the sea are likely to fetch nearly £70,000 more than those without one nearby. Data from Rightmove has found that properties under £1m in seaside towns with a sight of the [...]
ii winter portfolios 2018-19 deliver mega profits March 13, 2019 Four months into this six-month strategy and both our winter portfolios are thriving, writes Lee Wild. Finding a trading strategy that works 100 per cent of the time is the Holy Grail of investing. We’re not claiming to have found it here, and seasonal trading is not for everyone, but there is a statistical anomaly backed [...]