Marks & Spencer patches up sales at clothing arm March 29, 2015 Marks and Spencer is expected to report an improvement in sales at its general merchandise arm as the retailer recovers from its recent warehousing debacle and thanks to fewer clothes being left on the shelves. Citi, joint broker to M&S, expects the high street chain to report a 0.1 per cent decline in underlying sales [...]
UK house prices in graphs: London sees 50pc rise in the number of high-end properties on sale July 15, 2014 The number of homes entering the market at above £500,000 rose by almost 30 per cent in the UK and 50 per cent in London in the last 12 months. According to research by Experian, houses between £250,000 and £500,000 rose by 16 per cent over the last year, putting volumes for both at their highest [...]
Grandeur is at home in Greenwich: The 17th century townhouse that boasts 10 Grade-II listed fireplaces April 9, 2015 Greenwich is one of the most rapidly changing places in London. Five new districts are set to surround its famous white dome, along with a host of restaurants and galleries. If you want to be close to a buzzy, young part of town but old school glamour is more your style, then 14 King William [...]
Europe’s hidden political crisis: Internal Eurozone disagreements over Greece could have deep-seated implications – CNBC Comment August 31, 2015 The Eurozone economy may be showing signs of strength this year, thanks in part to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) massive bond-buying programme but, politically, Europe is struggling. And we can thank Greece for that. ECONOMIC BOOST The forecast for GDP growth for Europe is much stronger this year than it was in 2014 [...]
Vauxhall Eyesore to be turned into flats March 4, 2015 BT’S KEYBRIDGE House in Vauxhall is to be transformed into an 129 metre-tall residential tower after the telecoms group completed the £92.5m sale of the brutalist building to Mount Anvil this week. The proposed red brick tower will house 400 flats and is due to be finished in 2018.
It’s your chance to own a museum-quality work at The Masterpiece London fair June 25, 2015 Anyone who has seen Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Michelangelo’s David in the flesh will know that standing in front of a masterpiece is a transformative experience. There’s something incredibly humbling about viewing an object that represents a life’s work. The Masterpiece London fair is probably the only place on earth where you can [...]
The great skills race: How the UK measures up June 24, 2015 IMMIGRATION provides a lifeline for Britain’s fast-growth firms. Over 60 per cent of The Leap 100 rely on non-UK nationals to fill vacancies in their companies. “By making it harder to employ skilled non-EU nationals, the government is putting a brake on the growth of the economy”, says Danvers Baillieu of Privax. This view was [...]
A place in the sun: Your guide to buying a home in Spain October 5, 2015 Many Londoners have a hankering to buy a second home abroad, and Spain ranks as one of the most popular places to own one. There are officially 750,000 British people living in Spain, and thousands more who own property but live in the UK. Spain’s economy was hit hard by the financial crisis, and [...]
Growth culture for SMEs July 5, 2015 Gunnercooke’s Darryl Cooke tells William Railton what SMEs can learn from rugby and cycling coaches WE DON’T keep time sheets. Instead, our clients agree a budget for our services before they sign on the dotted line, to eliminate unforeseen costs.” This is the kind of progressive thinking which drives Darryl Cooke, the founder of disruptive [...]
Sinking supermarkets: Tesco has had a disastrous year. Can it recover? June 18, 2015 The UK’s supermarkets were once investment darlings. The likes of Tesco and Sainsbury’s emerged on the stock markets, radically changed our shopping habits and then rose to dominance on the FTSE 100. But times have changed, and the supermarkets have been down on their luck. Are they still worthwhile investments? “Part of the [...]