New homes on sale in London: from restored Victorian terraces in Bayswater to new homes in up-and-coming Walthamstow August 4, 2016 Brackenbury Square, Hammersmith From £550,000 Live the west London village life a short walk away from Goldhawk Road tube station at Brackenbury Square. The Notting Hill Sales development takes its name from nearby Brackenbury Village, which is in the Hammersmith Grove Conservation Area with all the boutiques and independent shops the village name engenders. There [...]
“Rise up”: The full text of Tony Blair’s Open Britain speech on Brexit February 17, 2017 Tony Blair has been absent from British politics for years, now – but today he returned in spectacular style, urging the UK's population to "rise up" against Brexit. Although some (including former deputy PM Nick Clegg) liked it, the majority of reaction has been that he missed the mark. Not sure what you think? Here's [...]
City Moves for 12 July 2016 | Who’s switching jobs July 12, 2016 UBS UBS has appointed Chris Gibson-Smith vice chairman of corporate client solutions, EMEA.Chris brings to UBS more than 40 years' experience across a wide range of sectors including oil, aviation and banking. He has nearly 30 years’ cumulative FTSE 100 main board experience, 20 of which in the role of chairman. Most notably, Chris [...]
City Moves for 1 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 1, 2016 Together Helga Wright has joined specialist lender Together, taking on the role of commercial finance director, as the business continues with its growth strategy. Helga joins from the Co-operative Bank, where she was financial director of the retail, commercial and business banking businesses, and brings a wealth of financial services experience, spanning nearly 20 years. [...]
Why conveyancing is where it’s at for legal eagles, but bad luck if personal injury is more your focus June 13, 2016 Fees for lawyers with a head for conveyancing were as safe as houses last year, research out today has found. According to the study by chartered accountants Hazlewoods, fees for law firms which specialise in residential conveyancing rose by 15.4 per cent on average in 2015, while those specialising in commercial conveyancing also received a 8.7 per cent boost [...]
City Moves for 9 March 2016 | Who’s switching jobs March 9, 2016 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced that Kate Vernon will join the firm as a partner based in the London office. Kate had been a partner at DLA Piper where she was head of the UK competition team. Kate has represented clients in both follow-on and standalone competition claims [...]
City Moves for 23 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 23, 2016 Together Specialist lender Together has appointed Colin Kersley to its retail board. As an independent non-executive director, Colin will also chair the retail audit committee. Colin was previously chief executive officer of M&S Bank (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC) where he worked closely with the independent board to convert the card company to a bank, [...]
Libor trial: Barclays trader thought compliance team knew of rate setting emails, court hears April 11, 2016 One of the former Barclays traders standing trial over conspiracy to manipulate the US dollar Libor rate says he thought the bank's compliance department had access to emails between traders and rate setters, a court heard today. Defence lawyers for Stylianos Contogoulas told the court: "These messages were not transmitted with a nod and a wink." The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has alleged that [...]
Are Sadiq Khan’s planning reforms viable? June 6, 2016 After just two weeks in office as the new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan revealed his plans to deal with the capital’s housing crisis and said the previous mayor had “left the cupboard bare” when it comes to delivering affordable housing. Khan says he will be working with the government to actively identify surplus public [...]
Transport for London Bill slammed by RMT as multi-billion pound rip off April 12, 2016 The RMT union has slammed the Transport for London Bill as a "multi-billion pound rip off" ahead its third reading in parliament tonight. The bill was introduced to help TfL maximise profits that it makes from developing its property. It aims to allow TfL power to enter into partnerships with property developers to generating cash in [...]