Mortgage lending slows in UK August 18, 2011 The rate of UK house-buying is set to fall again in the next few months, experts warned yesterday, after new data showed the faltering recovery in UK mortgages ground to a halt in July. Bob Pannell, chief economist of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), said Britain had been hit by the effects of the [...]
Look beyond Chinatown for the hottest regional food October 31, 2011 CHINATOWN should be worried. Just beyond its main artery, Gerrard Street, lies a triumvirate of restaurants muscling in on its territory with militantly spicy dishes and brazen authenticity. When they arrived in Soho, Bar Shu, Baozi Inn and Ba Shan were a celebration of flavours from the Sichuanese province of China in gorgeous lanterned settings [...]
Look beyond Chinatown for the hottest regional food October 31, 2011 CHINATOWN should be worried. Just beyond its main artery, Gerrard Street, lies a triumvirate of restaurants muscling in on its territory with militantly spicy dishes and brazen authenticity. When they arrived in Soho, Bar Shu, Baozi Inn and Ba Shan were a celebration of flavours from the Sichuanese province of China in gorgeous lanterned settings [...]
Ten of the top givers in the City December 21, 2011 AS we now know from the tremendous response to this newspaper’s first ever Christmas charity appeal, the City is full of givers. Despite the tougher times many of our readers have experienced, as a group this year they dug in to support a charity that helps people help themselves. This page is a tribute to [...]
Investors well and truly out of luck September 22, 2011 WHAT a rout. The markets took a major battering yesterday, in what looked like a belated wake-up call. The Eurozone crisis is getting worse, a major sovereign default in the EU is becoming closer and growth in the West is grinding to a halt. There was talk last night that some Eurozone banks may need [...]
The great green roadblock in the path of recovery October 6, 2011 DAVID Cameron wants the coalition to be the “greenest government ever”. But it is doubtful this aim is compatible with strong growth and economic recovery. New Labour’s climate change targets were very ambitious but the coalition has now gone even further. The government has committed to targets that imply in just twenty years’ time nearly [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 5, 2011 Cushman & Wakefield The property consultant has appointed corporate real estate executive Simon Ward as a partner in its EMEA corporate occupier & investor services team in London. Ward has more than 30 years’ experience in European and international corporate real estate, holding senior roles including regional director of corporate real estate at Jones Lang [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 20, 2011 Wrigley Hamish Thomson has been appointed as general manager for the confectioner’s UK business, replacing Ian Burton, who has been promoted to run Wrigley’s European operations. Thomson, who currently leads Wrigley’s Pacific region, will relocate from Australia to London to take up the role in October. Prior to joining Wrigley in 2005, Thompson spent eight [...]
Turn your travel dreams into gold December 4, 2011 With the New Year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start thinking about where 2012 will take you. If your resolution is to discover new places – be it the south coast of England or South America – the Preferred Rewards Gold Card from American Express can make your getaway even [...]
Taylor Wimpey profits from slow but steady progress August 3, 2011 HOUSE builder Taylor Wimpey said first half profits rose 32 per cent as it benefited from a stable housing market and cutting down its costs following the economic crisis. Britain’s second largest builder by market value said pre-tax profit in the year to June was £28.9m against a loss of £2.3m in the same period [...]