Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group snares stake in Australian fashion marketplace as retail swoop continues June 30, 2022 Mike Ashley’s retail empire has nabbed a 29 per cent stake in Australia’s fashion platform MySale. Frasers Group has snared a 28.7 per cent holding in MySale, in its latest retail swoop, it announced on Thursday morning. My Sale puts global buyers in touch with sellers to Australian and New Zealand e-commerce sites. London-listed Frasers [...]
London sellers take home over £30bn in gross profit while seller gains decline January 10, 2022 London home sellers made a total gross profit of £30.96bn last year. However, weaker price growth meant that last year marked the first time since 2015 that London sellers made a gross gain less than £200k, Hamptons estate agents said. The average London seller sold their home for £197,730 more than they paid for it [...]
Porsche 911 European RS by Thornley Kelham 2024 review September 2, 2024 Hal Water had always dreamed of designing his perfect Porsche 911. So, when lockdown forced the retired architect to stay at home, he eagerly set to work. The exhaustive, 33-page specification Walter emailed to Thornley Kelham nailed down every detail, from the car’s gear ratios to its wiper and indicator stalks. Now, after 6,000 hours [...]
Truss believes City is ‘growth engine’ of the economy, says former minister September 8, 2022 Liz Truss believes the City is the “best growth engine in the UK” and is preparing to lean on the financial sector to achieve her political agenda, a former minister said today.
Cash in the Cellar: The New Market for Old Liqueurs April 18, 2023 Auctions for vintage wines and whiskies are nothing new, nor are record-breaking prices for rare bottles. However, the ongoing interest in cocktails, which only grew as people mixed their own drinks during the lockdown, has boosted a burgeoning market for vintage liqueurs, and for the savvy buyer there are real bargains to be had. Home-mixologists [...]
Revealed: The UK’s top 10 hottest property markets where house prices rise fastest October 9, 2021 City A.M. can reveal this morning what are the property hotspots across Britain at the moment, with Toxteth in Liverpool being identified as the number one market, with a 20 per cent increase in the average price tag for a home over the past year. Accrington in Lancashire, Retford in Nottinghamshire and Heywood in Greater [...]
A new Tory leader needs to grapple with the disparate politics of housing July 19, 2022 The candidates to be Britain’s next Conservative leader spent the weekend in a series of spats over economic plans for the future of the UK. You would assume other important topics, such as the pressing housing crisis, would also be front and centre. At the time of writing, Tom Tugendhat was the only one to [...]
M restaurant founder Martin Williams on his new Canary Wharf venue September 6, 2022 Sitting in the new M restaurant in Canary Wharf, a few days before it officially opens today, is a slightly surreal experience. Overlooking the river in the new, diamond-shaped Newfoundland Quay tower, a row of people in wetsuits are doing laps around the docks below us. As they approach the restaurant they glide past a [...]
Oil prices slump as continued Chinese lockdowns hit demand expectations May 9, 2022 Oil prices tumbled heavily this morning, with waning demand in Asia and weak data in China prompting fears of supply shortage.
Stephen Pagliuca: Boston Celtics owner breaks silence, vowing to make ‘substantial’ Chelsea bid April 12, 2022 Potential Chelsea FC buyer Stephen Pagliuca says he will submit a “substantial and credible” bid for the European champions, while hinting at reducing his stake in Italian club Atalanta. In a statement reported first by Sky News, the co-owner of the Boston Celtics basketball team also pledged to support both the men’s and women’s teams [...]