Hopeful house buyers put off by low supply February 5, 2012 A SHORTAGE of suitable housing is preventing potential first-time buyers from stepping onto the property ladder, according to data released this morning. Asked to name their biggest concern about buying a home, the second most common response among potential buyers was the difficulty of finding a property. “In the final quarter of 2011, the numbers [...]
Hopeful house buyers put off by low supply February 5, 2012 A SHORTAGE of suitable housing is preventing potential first-time buyers from stepping onto the property ladder, according to data released this morning. Asked to name their biggest concern about buying a home, the second most common response among potential buyers was the difficulty of finding a property. “In the final quarter of 2011, the numbers [...]
Housebuilder Bovis hunts for growth in south as profits rise February 27, 2012 HOUSEBUILDER Bovis Homes reported a 74 per cent jump in profit yesterday and predicted a strong 2012 from its focus on the relatively buoyant market for family homes in the affluent south of England. “It was a great year in terms of driving profitability back through the business … and we are expecting a stable [...]
Housebuilder Bovis hunts for growth in south as profits rise February 27, 2012 HOUSEBUILDER Bovis Homes reported a 74 per cent jump in profit yesterday and predicted a strong 2012 from its focus on the relatively buoyant market for family homes in the affluent south of England. “It was a great year in terms of driving profitability back through the business … and we are expecting a stable [...]
Bill Gates puts music sales service online March 7, 2012 BILL GATES has stepped into the online song sales market by launching his music licensing business, GreenLight, as an internet service which could evolve to rival iTunes. GreenLight, the three-year old entertainment rights vendor, has ventured online with the backing of music giants Warner, EMI, Universal and Sony ATV and already has a portfolio of [...]
Our reader panel says Osborne should have cut 50p rate further but welcomes cut in corporation tax March 25, 2012 GEORGE Osborne should have gone further in cutting the top rate of tax by reducing it from 50p to 40p in his Budget last week, rather than 45p, according to our readers’ panel. Sixty-seven per cent of panellists on the Voice of the City Panel, run in conjunction with PoliticsHome, said the chancellor should have [...]
Abcam soars on £98m US investment March 5, 2012 BRITISH biotech company Abcam said yesterday it would buy US peer Epitomics International for $155m (£97.7m) to boost its antibody technology, sending its shares up more than eight per cent. San Francisco, California-based Epitomics, develops and distributes rabbit antibodies for research and diagnostic applications. It had revenue of $24.7m in 2011. Abcam’s products cover research [...]
FTSE posts slim gain after Budget March 21, 2012 London’s blue chip index posted a marginal gain on closing after a volatile session as strength in market heavyweight Vodafone countered weaker commodity stocks hit by below par US data which revived concerns over demand for metals. The UK blue chip index closed up 0.54 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 5,891.95, surrendering a 0.3 [...]
American jobs market showing signs of gradual recovery, new data shows February 2, 2012 NEW claims for unemployment benefits in the US fell more than expected last week, pointing to more healing in the nation’s battered jobs market. Data on jobless claims zigzagged over the last few weeks, but the figures suggest employers are less eager to lay off workers, offering hope they could also step up hiring as [...]
American jobs market showing signs of gradual recovery, new data shows February 2, 2012 NEW claims for unemployment benefits in the US fell more than expected last week, pointing to more healing in the nation’s battered jobs market. Data on jobless claims zigzagged over the last few weeks, but the figures suggest employers are less eager to lay off workers, offering hope they could also step up hiring as [...]