Heat pumps too expensive to meet social housing needs, warns Sureserve January 24, 2023 The government will need to drive down the price of heat pumps if it is serious about transitioning from gas boiler, warns Sureserve.
With Ted Baker stores set to close across the UK, what did consumers make of the brand? August 1, 2024 Yougov’s chief executive Steve Hatch takes a closer look at the data behind the biggest stories in business.
FTSE 100 today: London stocks brace for muted trading amid risk-averse sentiment; all eyes on US jobs data for guidance April 5, 2024 Wall Street's sharp decline led to a ripple effect, with Asian stocks following suit. Meanwhile, oil prices surged amid escalating Middle East tensions, while gold pulled back. All eyes now turn to the US jobs report and U.K. housing prices for further market direction.
Mortgage approvals collapse to early Covid-19 crisis levels after mini-budget chaos January 4, 2023 Mortgage approvals in the UK have skidded to their lowest level since the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, pushed down by prospective buyers retreating after Liz Truss’s botched mini-budget sent interest rates flying, official figures out today show. The number of mortgage approvals tumbled a fifth over the month to November to their lowest [...]
MoJ brings forward litigation funding Bill to green light the multi-billion pound industry March 21, 2024 The UK government has introduced a litigation funding bill this week, that if passed, will reverse a ruling by the Supreme Court last year. Last July, the Supreme Court in the so-called PACCAR case handed down a decision that left the litigation funding sector in a state of confusion. The highest court in the UK [...]
House prices continue to grow month by month, hitting an average £281,161 in April June 22, 2022 The average house price in the UK hit £281,161 last month, as the cost to own a home continues to climb month by month. House prices grew 1.1 per cent between March and April, according to the government’s latest figures, forming part of an average 12.4 per cent annual increase in price. While onlookers have [...]
Letters: Property woes keep going July 7, 2022 [Re: Homeowners look to flog properties as UK house price growth slows, yesterday] The slight easing of the property market is a welcome sign for those who have been priced out during the relentless rise in house prices over the last few years. Likewise, the fact that homeowners with multiple properties are looking to sell [...]
Revolut comes one step closer to UK licence after entering deal with SoftBank October 4, 2023 Fintech Revolut has moved one step closer to securing a UK banking license, as it signed a share deal with its Japanese investor SoftBank to break down a major barrier. The Bank of England ordered Revolut to collapse its six classes of shares into one as a requirement for a full licence, the Financial Times [...]
Bristol holiday ideas: How to plan the perfect UK staycation August 27, 2024 Bristol is a varied, multicultural city unlike any other, with a rich and sometimes troubled history. Here’s how to plan the perfect weekend there. THE WEEKEND: For 1,300 years, the world has sailed in and out of Bristol. Explorer John Cabot pioneered trading routes across the Atlantic, and in doing so discovered Newfoundland; the infamous [...]
London and Tokyo can tell a tale of two cities connecting national financial centres January 30, 2023 London and Tokyo are tight in a strong bond centred around financial services. The UK and Japan are close allies, and can only become closer if we invest in this financial partnership, writes Nicholas Lyons