Currys’ largest shareholder warns Elliott offer ‘highlights London equity market drain to US’ February 20, 2024 The head of Currys' largest shareholder Redwheel, a hedge fund formerly known as RWC said Elliott Advisors' proposed takeover offer of the retailer has “highlighted a wider problem with the UK equity market.”
Home buyers warned cut in stamp duty will lead to big jump in monthly mortgage bills September 21, 2022 Home buyers could end up paying much bigger monthly mortgage bills if the government goes ahead and scraps or cuts stamp duties. Ahead of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget on Friday, The Times reported that radical plans to cut stamp duty are in the pipeline as part of efforts to boost economic growth. Downing Street refused [...]
Currys considers offloading Greek retail arm Kotsovolos with strategic review June 16, 2023 Currys could offer up its Greek electronics arm Kotsovolos to potential buyers, announcing a strategic review of the businesses.
Evelyn Partners private equity sale: Is this the first domino to fall? July 22, 2024 Evelyn Partners, the wealth management and accountancy firm that manages £60bn in assets, is now up for sale by its private equity owner.
Explainer: UK house prices and their swift fall March 31, 2023 House prices in the UK have fallen at their fastest yearly pace since 2009. The price of an average property fell 3.1 per cent from a year ago, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The average house price in March was £257,122. The figures show prices falling also on a monthly basis, for the seventh [...]
Blockchains are changing the way you buy your home December 19, 2022 Blockchains are changing the way you buy your home – blockchain technology has already been successfully used for a number of years in Australia by a company called PEXA, which has recorded over 11million property transactions. The same firm has recently set its sights on the UK to revolutionise the way that mortgages are handled [...]
Home buyers face highest-ever price tags as house prices jump by £7,000 in just four weeks April 19, 2021 Spring home buyers are facing the highest ever prices demanded by sellers, with the average price tag on a home having jumped by nearly £7,000 in the space of just a month. Across Britain, the increase of £6,733 or 2.1 per cent month-on-month pushed average seller asking prices to a new record high of £327,797 [...]
UK’s largest pension fund agrees £405m homes deal with Blackstone August 13, 2024 The UK’s largest pension fund has acquired 3,000 homes from Blackstone for more than £400m. The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has snapped up the portfolio of shared ownership homes from affordable housing company, Sage. Sage is majority-owned by Blackstone alongside real estate investor Regis and was formed in 2017. The £405m deal is the first [...]
Anglo American’s break-up could spark a mining bidding war, says top shareholder May 14, 2024 The break-up of Anglo American could trigger a wave of further bids from global mining giants if its management sees the plans through to completion, a top shareholder has said.
A former royal residence in Little Venice could be yours… for £26m August 6, 2024 A former royal residence in Little Venice that was once owned by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley has gone on the London property market for a cool £26m.