Demand for Nissan’s Qashqai helps UK sales drive past £5bn April 12, 2024 Based out of its Sunderland factory, Nissan's UK arm has reported its sales increased from £3.6bn in the year to March 31, 2023, while its pre-tax profits went from £35.6m to £31.9m.
Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Kinder Surprise owner hails sales surge April 12, 2024 UK sales have surged past £500m at the owner of confectionary brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Kinder Surprise, according to new accounts.
British ISA plans thrown into doubt by Sunak’s election call May 24, 2024 A number of the government’s flagship City reform efforts including the roll-out of the British ISA and so-called Pisces private market have been thrown into doubt by Rishi Sunak’s gamble to hold an early election in July.
Energy secretary decries Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as ‘pure politics’ March 12, 2024 Speaking at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, Coutinho denied accusations from journalists and the audience that energy policy was being used as a political football and insisted the conservative road map was based on facts.
Bellway: Analysts cautious on outlook despite improving market for homebuilders June 10, 2024 Bellway has struggled to return to growth as interest rates have remained relevant.
Jupiter shares crash to earth as top manager leaves and outflows accelerate January 9, 2024 Shares in London asset manager Jupiter cratered today after it revealed one of its veteran managers would be leaving the firm and outflows accelerated faster than expected towards the end of the year. In a trading update this morning, the London fund house said long-time manager Ben Whitmore, who has been with Jupiter since 2006, [...]
House prices: First-time buyers fell last year – and crash may not be as drastic as predicted January 3, 2023 A predicted fall in house prices may do little to change the prospects for first-time buyers in London The number of first-time buyers is estimated to have fallen by around nine per cent in 2022, according to analysis by a building society. Across the UK, the number of people taking their first step onto the [...]
426,000 first-time buyers could vanish from property ladder by 2027 September 28, 2023 As many as 426,000 fewer first-time buyers in England could get on the property ladder between this year and 2027 compared with the long-term average, a building society predicts. Leeds Building Society, in partnership with specialist advisers WPI Strategy, analysed first-time buyer affordability between 1982 and 2022, and how the challenges of buying a first [...]
Soaring interest rates could spark five per cent London house price fall October 31, 2022 Soaring interest rates and a tough cost of living crisis could send London house prices on a downward spiral, new research published today warns. Home prices in the capital are on course to shed five per cent next year, driven by sellers dropping prices to attract buyers hit by an affordability crunch, according to property [...]
How backing solar farms and forests got Gresham House profits growing March 30, 2023 Big bets on solar, property and forests have got profits growing at alternative asset manager Gresham House as the London-listed investor revealed a 35 per cent surge in earnings in the past year.