46 of the best London home delivery restaurant kits reviewed May 11, 2021 Restaurants with terraces may be open again, but bagging a reservation is another matter. With the best part of a year’s worth of pent up demand, that outdoor space is at a premium and those who don’t book ahead are likely to be disappointed. But don’t panic: you can get restaurant quality food delivered straight [...]
Lloyds sued by customers sold mortgages linked to house prices September 6, 2021 Lloyds Banking Group is being sued by 150 homeowners who were sold mortgages tied to house price appreciation. The case has been brought against the Bank of Scotland, now part of Lloyds, in the High Court. It pertains to shared appreciation mortgages which were sold to thousands of customers in the late 1990s, the product [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Shaun Bailey May 11, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, Shaun Bailey. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Bailey launches a stinging criticism of the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, for “being too slow” in leading the capital’s response to the pandemic. He also warns the Mayor [...]
Publicans loaned £138m to own businesses in battle for survival November 1, 2021 Pub owners injected £138m in loans to their own businesses to keep them afloat during the pandemic. Private equity investment firm Growthdeck found that some 1,730 UK pubs and bar companies ran so short of cash last year that their directors had to make loans to them from their own personal resources. As hospitality venues [...]
Covid: All customers must sign in at pubs under new rules April 1, 2021 All customers will be required to sign in when pubs, restaurants and cafes reopen in England as part of new rules for lockdown easing. Hospitality venues are set to reopen for outside service only from 12 April in the second stage of the government’s roadmap. However, every visitor aged 16 or over will be required [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Martin Gilbert April 28, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to City veteran Martin Gilbert on the eve of his departure from Standard Life Aberdeen, the £550bn investment management giant. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Martin founded Aberdeen Asset Management in 1983 and became co-CEO of SLA after a 2017 merger with Standard [...]
Asos expected to reveal sales boosted by post freedom day shopping October 10, 2021 Online fashion retailer Asos is expected to outline a slowdown in sales growth this week as its profit margins take a hammering from global freight shortages. The fashion giant saw sales jump during the pandemic as shoppers turned to online shops for comfortable clothes to lock down in. Analysts said they anticipated freight shortages, currency [...]
Number of Brits on furlough falls by 1m as lockdown eases April 29, 2021 The number of UK workers on furlough fell by more than 1m this month following the first easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures. Official figures published today showed the proportion of the workforce on furlough dropped from 17 per cent to 13 per cent as of 18 April. This equates to roughly 4.3m workers on furlough [...]
The City View podcast, from City A.M., with Stephen Jones – CEO of UK Finance May 8, 2020 Listen to our daily City View podcast as we chart the economic fallout and business impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, Christian is joined by Stephen Jones, CEO of banking industry group UK Finance, which is at the heart of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Subscribe to The City View Podcast: [...]
Wheat price rallies could hurt hospitality and cause food prices to spike warn industry leaders March 8, 2022 Hospitality and supermarkets could bear the brunt of rocketing record prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.