Manchester United sale: Will bidders call the Glazers’ bluff? April 25, 2023 Five months after Manchester United’s owners, the Glazers, fired the starting pistol on a potential sale, bidding is finally expected to draw to a close on Friday. The Glazers’ bankers, the Raine Group, surprised some earlier this month by extending the process to a third round of offers for the 20-time English champions. It has [...]
The Notebook: The stocks dominating retail investment this month July 10, 2024 Victoria Scholar takes the notebook pen to tell us the latest trends in retail investing, from AI to US banking.
South Kensington’s The Exhibitionist Hotel sold for £10.6m March 7, 2022 BNP Paribas Real Estate has sold the iconic The Exhibitionist hotel in South Kensington for £10.6m to an undisclosed buyer. Following a competitive bidding process on behalf of its unnamed client, the 37-bed freehold boutique hotel on Queensberry Place was snapped up for 15 per cent over its quoting price; it is the first time [...]
Tesla out, Nvidia in: Where investors are putting their money June 11, 2024 Nvidia, Tesla and commodities: Victoria Scholar takes the Notebook pen to talk about the latest trends in retail investment.
Searches for pools up 438 per cent as millions of burgers and sausages to be sold for first BBQ weekend June 9, 2023 The sale of barbecue food, ice-cream and inflatable pools have skyrocketed, as Brits prepare for the first BBQ weekend of the summer. Supermarkets Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s have all reported huge spikes in the sale of meat, as millions will enjoy the hot weather and have the first barbecue of the summer. This comes after [...]
A changing China: Looking ahead to commodities in 2024 December 31, 2023 Commodities face an uncertain 2024 as geopolitical and climate risks continue to grow
Manual override: new ‘less is more’ Porsche 911 Carrera T revealed November 16, 2022 For the first time in the 992-generation, the base 911 Carrera engine will be offered with a manual gearbox. Meet the new Porsche 911 T.
As house prices hit another all-time high, we need to cut bureaucracy burdening sales April 26, 2022 Yesterday, average house prices in England hit a record high for the third consecutive month, according to RightMove. They reached an average of £360,100. High buyer demand and a limited number of homes available are likely to send prices even higher. Against this backdrop, it’s about time we reconsider the way we buy and sell [...]
Property in the Budget: First-time buyers to benefit from shared ownership stamp duty relief as Help to Buy extended October 29, 2018 The Chancellor unveiled a raft of new property measures today, including a further £500m for the housing infrastructure fund and stamp duty relief for first-time buyers that is extended to shared ownership homes worth up to £500,000. The government will also extend a revised version of its Help to Buy scheme until 2023, but for first-time [...]
First-time buyers drop off market as mortgage completions sink August 22, 2018 First-time buyer mortgages fell sharply in the second quarter of 2018, signalling a drop in new homeowners coming onto London’s subdued property market. Roughly 10,300 new first-time buyer mortgages were completed in London in the three months to the end of June, marking a 3.7 per cent fall from the same period in the previous year. [...]