Under-fire HS2 says it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 September 13, 2018 HS2, the under-fire high speed rail line that will link London to the North, has said it will create 15,000 jobs by 2020 at 30,000 at "peak construction". The company said the £56bn project had already supported over 7,000 roles and that construction, starting next year, would support as many as 30,000. The first phase of the [...]
Rental rises on London’s horizon as properties on the market slip while tenant demand swells September 13, 2018 London rents are project to creep back up following months of decline on the back of growing tenant demand and a drop in the number of properties coming onto the market. According to a closely-followed survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) out today, five per cent more respondents expected rents to rise [...]
Boss of private bank Coutts says impact of Brexit negligible September 12, 2018 The chief executive of private bank Coutts said today that Brexit would have little impact on the bank or its customers. Coutts boss Peter Flavel said “the impact on us as a business [of Brexit] is not great,” in an interview on Bloomberg TV. He said the majority of the bank’s wealthy clients were UK-based, with [...]
Boss of private bank Coutts says impact of Brexit negligible September 12, 2018 The chief executive of private bank Coutts said today that Brexit would have little impact on the bank or its customers. Coutts boss Peter Flavel said “the impact on us as a business [of Brexit] is not great,” in an interview on Bloomberg TV. He said the majority of the bank’s wealthy clients were UK-based, with [...]
Trump signs order to allow sanctions for US election meddling September 12, 2018 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow sanctions for US election meddling. Read more: JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon claims he could beat Trump in an election The order is intended to protect the United States from interference in elections by setting out a process to punish foreign governments or individuals that attempt [...]
Trump signs order to allow sanctions for US election meddling September 12, 2018 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow sanctions for US election meddling. Read more: JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon claims he could beat Trump in an election The order is intended to protect the United States from interference in elections by setting out a process to punish foreign governments or individuals that attempt [...]
Lloyds Banking Group closes another 15 branches September 12, 2018 Lloyds Banking Group today announced the closure of another 15 branches as the steady whittling down of the British bank network continues. Britain's biggest retail bank said 23 jobs will be at risk, with the closures taking place between January and March 2019. The bank is aiming for none of the job losses to be [...]
Lloyds Banking Group closes another 15 branches September 12, 2018 Lloyds Banking Group today announced the closure of another 15 branches as the steady whittling down of the British bank network continues. Britain's biggest retail bank said 23 jobs will be at risk, with the closures taking place between January and March 2019. The bank is aiming for none of the job losses to be [...]
Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan says he will not step down in wake of Elizbeth Line delay September 12, 2018 Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan has said he will not step down in the wake of the nine-month delay to the Elizabeth Line. The £15.4bn project was scheduled to open in December this year but has been put back until Autumn 2019 following delays to signalling testing and safety concerns. The delay was roundly criticised by [...]
Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan says he will not step down in wake of Elizbeth Line delay September 12, 2018 Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan has said he will not step down in the wake of the nine-month delay to the Elizabeth Line. The £15.4bn project was scheduled to open in December this year but has been put back until Autumn 2019 following delays to signalling testing and safety concerns. The delay was roundly criticised by [...]