Nationwide customers to enjoy £385m account windfall after bumper year May 23, 2024 Nationwide plans to pay around £385m directly into customers' accounts as Britain's largest building society continues to enjoy bumper earnings on the back of higher interest rates.
Inside the largest and most expensive Dubai penthouse, worth £130 million January 3, 2024 The largest ever penthouse to be built in Dubai has gone on sale for £130 million
FTSE 100 close: London markets round off the week higher as investors boosted by improved consumer confidence May 19, 2023 Markets closed higher on Friday as investors were boosted by an increasingly positive consumer outlook in the UK. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.40 per cent to 7,773.80 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, remained roughly steady at 19,300.04 points. Investors were [...]
Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure March 21, 2024 Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises.
Londoners are working 197 days a year just to pay the rent May 7, 2024 It will take the average Londoner until 16th June to earn enough before tax to cover their annual rent bill. The only way to bring prices down is to build more houses, says Sam Bidwell On average, for the first 125 days of 2024, English renters worked solely to pay their landlord. That’s according to [...]
Soaring inflation risks creating UK property ‘insurance gap’ August 25, 2022 SOARING inflation in the construction sector threatens to create a major “insurance gap” amongst UK policyholders, London headquartered insurer Chaucer has warned. Sharp increases in the costs of building materials could leave homes and businesses underinsured, as policies fail to cover the cost of repairing and rebuilding damaged properties, research carried out by the Lloyd’s of [...]
London may be the top talent spot now, but Dubai and New York are hot on its tails May 5, 2024 London has come out on top as the most attractive spot for talent in the world, but its crown can easily slip, Nick South writes.
Wind farms, pylons and an ‘electrical spine’: Inside the National Grid’s plan to overhaul UK power March 19, 2024 The ambitious plan involves the upgrading or laying of around 7,000 miles of electricity cables
Surge in ombudsman complaints deepens row over UK’s fraud refund scheme September 4, 2024 Fraud-related complaints to the UK's financial ombudsman have hit their highest level since at least early 2018, adding pressure on payment firms contesting a scheme set to force them to reimburse scam victims from next month.
Why London shouldn’t chase Silicon Valley in the global tech race: James Wise July 4, 2024 Every week, Charlie Conchie sits down with the biggest names in financial services, tech and fintech. This week, its venture capital investor and author James Wise.