Insulating homes could cut gas imports more than North Sea drilling, says green body November 14, 2022 Insulating the UK's entire housing stock could reduce gas demand by 20 per cent according to new research from the ECIU.
Mark Kleinman: Concorde successor’s failure risks chain Reaction September 5, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles Reaction Engines, PRS REIT and EMK Capital Concorde successor’s failure risks chain Reaction What about this for an adverse Reaction? Two leading City fund managers – Artemis and Schroders [...]
Bellway revenue climbs to £1.78bn amid record numbers of new homes February 8, 2022 Housebuilder Bellway is on track for revenue of £1.78bn in the first half of the year driven by a record number of home completions.
Free market think tanks back solar projects as Government considers clampdown November 21, 2022 Two of the UK's leading free market think tanks have raised concerns over the potential tightening of solar power planning rules.
UK house prices rebound sharply after stamp duty cut July 31, 2020 UK house prices unexpectedly bounced back in July after tumbling in June, as pent-up lockdown demand was released and the stamp duty cut cheered buyers and sellers. Building society nationwide said British prices jumped 1.7 per cent in July compared to a month earlier, when they fell 1.6 per cent. Analysts had been expecting a [...]
Mark Kleinman: Water sector’s goodwill will evaporate under Labour July 11, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his fortnightly City A.M. column. This week he writes about the new government’s plans for water firms, housebuilders and Schroders The moment has arrived. By the time City AM readers set eyes on today’s newspaper, Ofwat, the water [...]
Affordability in UK housing market plunges to 10-year low August 11, 2021 Affordability in the UK property market has plunged over the last year amid soaring house prices and stagnating wage growth, according to new figures published today. Research from Halifax shows the average home in the UK now costs 8.1 times average earnings, the highest on record since the lender started tracking the figures 10 years [...]
FTSE 100 stocks to watch January 20, 2022 With January underway, we look at two high volume FTSE 100 stocks that you should keep an eye on in the coming months. 1. Lloyds In mid-December 2019, Lloyds was worth a respectable 64p per share. But after the pandemic-induced mini-crash, it had collapsed to 25p by September 2020. But after significant volatility, it’s recovering in the [...]
Oil prices tumble as demand dips amid weak manufacturing data from China August 1, 2022 Oil prices dropped sharply across both major benchmarks, as weak manufacturing data from China and Europe weighed down demand.
Property: London house prices climb by £36 every single day September 28, 2021 House prices rose by £44 per day on average in the six months leading up to August, according to new figures published this morning. In London, that figure stood at £36 per 24 hours. This was up from £30 per day typically over the previous six months (July 2020 to January 2021), Zoopla said. Across [...]