From funding pub refurbs to legal costs, here are some unusual Isa investments on offer March 6, 2019 Nobody wants to put their hard-earned savings into rubbish assets. Unless, that is, you want to use your annual Isa allowance to invest in an eco-friendly waste processing facility. This is just one of the esoteric investments available to subscribers of the Innovative Finance Isa (IFISA), which lets investors lend to businesses in search of returns. [...]
A popular haunt of Beatrix Potter, Storrs Hall is a beautiful Grade II listed hotel on the shores of Lake Windermere September 28, 2018 The Lake District is well known for its historic association with fine English literature, but gets a free pass for having also inspired some of the country’s worst poetry, such as Gotta Love Dem Daffodils by Adam Glick, who visited last year, and Somewhere Around Here Is My Heart I Guess by Pauline Marr, an [...]
Inflatable unicorns and flamingoes are the hit of the summer sales, according to John Lewis’ data | City A.M. July 16, 2018 It appears the heat has gone to our heads. Is there no end to the kitsch tiki bars taking over terraces up and down the nation? Will we ever tire of parrots, flamingos and pineapples? Incredibly, kitsch is in this summer and we know that because of cold, hard data. Every week, John Lewis’ best [...]
Time to shine a light on how the ticketing industry really works November 14, 2018 Have you ever sat at your computer waiting for event tickets to go on sale, only to find them sold out suspiciously quickly? Or have you ever had an extra ticket that you’ve wanted to transfer to someone or re-sell, but were stopped by restrictive technology or terms and conditions? It’s a common experience for [...]
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
Sadiq Khan sets up new scheme to deliver 10,000 council homes by 2022 May 16, 2018 The Mayor of London has committed to supporting 10,000 new council homes in the next four years. Sadiq Khan today offered new funding of £1.67bn to help councils in their quest to build new social housing. The money was secured in the chancellor’s Spring Statement. This marks the first ever City Hall programme dedicated to [...]
Southampton’s slump: where has it all gone wrong for the Premier League’s model club? November 22, 2018 “Sometimes you just need something to fly off somebody’s head, it flies past the keeper who can’t do anything about it and you’re off and running.” Mark Hughes is convinced Southampton aren’t far off turning things around. They just need some good fortune, some decisions to fall their way, some momentum. That is the stage [...]
The probate debate: How will you be affected by the changes to the unpopular death tax? November 15, 2018 While most of us will be familiar with – or at least have heard of – inheritance tax (IHT), probate fees are a little-known extra cost that many families are forced to confront when their loved ones pass away. Both IHT and probate fees are often referred to as the “death tax” – although the [...]
City blues: Meet the Tories hoping to take on Sadiq Khan in the 2020 race for City Hall August 27, 2018 The spectre of the 2016 mayoral campaign still hangs over the capital’s Tories. The crass, dog-whistle tactics deployed by Zac Goldsmith’s team failed to prevent Sadiq Khan receiving more votes than any of his predecessors, and left a bad taste in Londoners’ mouths that remains even now. The memory clearly weighs heavy on the three [...]
City of London office investment defies Brexit wobble as overseas interest soars | City A.M. July 17, 2018 Investment in City of London office space has defied Brexit uncertainty to hit a record high as demand for real estate in the Square Mile soars, especially from Asia. Despite the slowdown in other parts of the property sector such as the housing market, investment in City of London offices jumped to £3.6bn in the [...]