Morgan Sindall: FTSE 250 construction group continues run of growth August 8, 2024 Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has reported yet another half of double-digit revenue and profit growth. The FTSE 250 constituent, which is headquartered in London and helped expand Whitechapel station for Crossrail in 2021, hailed a “record” performance in the six months to 30 June. Revenue jumped 14 per cent from £1.9bn to £2.2bn. [...]
Government set to push Litigation Funding Bill into summer 2025 August 8, 2024 The newly appointed government is set to push the Litigation Funding Bill until after a review is concluded, which could be at least Summer 2025
Assura: Group snaps up 14 private hospitals as firm gears up for Labour spending spree August 8, 2024 Healthcare property giant Assura has announced a £500m acquisition of a UK private hospital portfolio from Canadian group Northwest Healthcare Properties. The move comes following Labour’s commitment to use more private healthcare providers to help clear the NHS treatment backlog. The takeover includes 14 locations averaging 36 registered beds per hospital and is predominantly based [...]
FCA: Pension schemes to be rated on new traffic light system in bid to boost returns August 8, 2024 The plans will see schemes rated publicly on a range of metrics, including investment performance and service quality, rather than just focusing on costs and charges.
‘Strike the right balance’: Rachel Reeves doesn’t rule out capital gains tax hike August 6, 2024 Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out a hike to capital gains tax, insisting it was vital to “strike the right balance” when it came to fiscal policy.
Labour should increase pension contributions to get the UK economy going again August 6, 2024 In the first few weeks in office Labour has announced a number of different policies that Rachel Reeves hopes will get the British economy firing on all cylinders again. One policy that has received less attention – a review into pension adequacy – suggests that important changes might be on the way, changes which would [...]
The Queen of Shops: Helen Dickinson on Brexit, Labour and the changing face of retail August 5, 2024 Ali Lyon sits down with the head of the British Retail Consortium to discuss Brexit, Labour and the changing face of retail
Labour’s mutant algorithm will put houses in places that need them least August 5, 2024 Why has Labour reduced building targets in areas where the housing crisis is most acute – like London – while blanketing more affordable places, like Burnley, with new development? It all comes down to the algorithm, explains Josh Coupland On Tuesday, newly crowned yimby queen, Angela Rayner announced a raft of measures to get Britain [...]
The £22bn black hole row: Who’s telling the truth? July 31, 2024 Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt are slinging accusations at each other about the state of the public finances. But who is right?
Taylor Wimpey: Housebuilder suffers dent to profit ahead of planning reform July 31, 2024 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey suffered a dent to revenue and profit in a set of half year results in which it hailed the new government's "recognition" of planning laws as being a "major barrier" to housebuilding.