Victoria Scholar: The economic clouds are parting – for housebuilders, at least February 8, 2024 Victoria Scholar is head of investment at interactive investor and writes a fortnightly notebook for City A.M. In a surprise announcement, Britain’s largest homebuilder Barratt Developments has offered to buy smaller FTSE 250 rival Redrow in a £2.52 billion deal. The announcement skyrocketed shares in Redrow, while Barratt extended its year-to-date declines. The new ‘Barratt [...]
Ipsos Mori: Profit rises for UK General Election polling giant July 12, 2024 Profit rose at the UK arm of polling giant Ipsos Mori ahead of the UK General Election, newly-filed accounts have revealed.
Pension funds have ‘abrogated responsibility to the UK,’ says Peel Hunt March 4, 2024 Pension funds have “abrogated their responsibility” to the UK and should start preparing to disclose how much of their cash goes into British firms, one of the UK’s top investment banks has said, after the Chancellor revealed plans for a sweeping shake-up of rules ahead of the budget on Wednesday.
UK markets are ‘generationally mispriced,’ says youngest investment trust manager April 15, 2024 Laurence Hulse, manager of the Onward Opportunities trust, led the first float of an investment trust since 2021 last year.
Rightmove reports highest first-half revenue since 2018 despite mortgage market woes July 28, 2023 Online real estate company Rightmove clocked up its highest first-half revenue since 2018, it revealed on Friday, despite a troubled mortgage market putting pressure on house prices. The business said revenue was up 10% to £179.5 million in the six months to the end of June. Pre-tax profit rose 7.5% to £130 million. “The strength [...]
Acast: That Peter Crouch Podcast maker cuts loss as UK sales pass £50m August 5, 2024 Acast, the giant behind the likes of That Peter Crouch Podcast, saw its pre-tax loss cut during its latest financial year as its turnover passed the £50m mark.
I’ve lived in many places – but nowhere compares to the City of London January 8, 2024 It may be January, but Michael Mainelli says it's time for optimism in the City, which already contains an abundance of resources for success.
Max Mara nearly doubles UK profit as ‘extraordinary’ market challenges ease July 11, 2024 The UK arm of luxury womenswear brand Max Mara has almost doubled its pre-tax profit despite what it described as a "highly uncertain" economic backdrop, newly-filed documents have revealed.
FTSE 100 jumps as investors digest Bank of England rate decision June 24, 2021 The FTSE 100 climbed this afternoon as investors digested the Bank of England’s decision to hold rates at a record low. The capital’s premier index gained 0.56 per cent in afternoon trading to reach 7,113. A weaker pound helped to the lift the export-heavy blue chip index. Food delivery company Just Eat gained 2.19 per [...]
House price growth plummets to lowest level in a decade as confidence and costs see off buyers March 1, 2023 House price growth has plummeted to its lowest in more than a decade as a cocktail of high borrowing costs, inflation and low confidence has deterred buyers. Properties dropped in value by -1.1 per cent year on year in February, according to Nationwide’s House Price Index, down from 1.1 per cent the previous month. This [...]