Florida: The key to a valuable holiday home investment September 24, 2014 Although recent weeks have seen sterling weaken against the dollar there is still potential for great returns when searching for a holiday home in the Sunshine State. Kelly Cutchin, Moneycorp U.S. country manager, shares an insight into the property market and tips for those considering property investment in Florida: “The most popular locations for British [...]
Will anyone in the City observe national Go Home on Time Day? September 24, 2014 If you're planning on pulling a late one tonight, you might want to think again – because today is national Go Home On Time Day. No, we'd never heard of it either, which is strange because it's been happening since 2000. That suggests it's not necessarily succeeding – at least in certain sectors [...]
Liverpool stadium expansion will give Anfield third largest capacity in the Premier League September 24, 2014 After being given the go-ahead to expand Anfield by 8,500 seats, only Manchester United and Arsenal will be literally "bigger" than Liverpool in the 2016-17 season. Liverpool's famous home will be boosted to a 54,000 capacity, which will make it the joint-third largest ground in the Premier League when it is completed in time [...]
Why “ego appeal” has made office space in London’s skyscrapers the fourth-most expensive in the world September 24, 2014 If you want to rent an office in one of the City's trendy skyscrapers, it's going to cost you. At an average of $2,400 (£1,467) per sq ft, London's high-rise office space is the fourth-most expensive in the world, according to a report published today – just behind Hong Kong, Tokyo and Manhattan. According to [...]
#MuslimApologies – what is it and why is it taking Twitter by storm? September 24, 2014 Twitter was flooded by tweets ending with the hashtag #MuslimApologies this morning. Across the nation, Muslims were apologising for all sorts of things – both to do with their religion and, well, not related at all. Why are they doing it? We asked one participant, Akhal, to explain what was happening. He said: "It [...]
London taxi protest: Uber invites black cab drivers to join up before today’s strike September 24, 2014 London cabbies are set to wreak traffic havoc across central London as they prepare to protest against illegal minicabs. The action means up to 4,000 black cabs will drive slowly around Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square. The London Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) which organised the protest, said: TFL’s inability to deal with the growing threat [...]
Get more for your money when buying overseas September 24, 2014 With summer at an end and autumn closing in you might understandably be dreaming of owning your own place in the sun. And now could be the time to buy. With the pound’s strength against the euro and property prices in both France and Spain still relatively low, your budget might go further than you [...]
Nicola Sturgeon launches bid for SNP leadership after Scottish Independence No vote and Alex Salmond resignation September 24, 2014 Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s deputy first minister, has launched a bid to become the next leader of the Scottish National Party following the resignation of Alex Salmond. Sturgeon announced her intention to run for the leadership of the party, of which she is also currently the deputy leader, in Glasgow today. Salmond said on Friday that [...]
Property fraudster Achilleas Kallakis “must pay £3.25m” or face more prison time over Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Scotland fraud September 24, 2014 A man convicted of perpetrating fraud totalling more than £760m has been ordered to pay back just £3.25m within six months or face seven years in prison. Last January Achilleas Kallakis and his partner Alexander Williams were found guilty of defrauding the Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Scotland out of a series [...]
Tesco share price continues slump as Financial Reporting Council says it’s “closely monitoring” the situation September 24, 2014 The UK’s accounting regulator is keeping an eye on Tesco’s investigation into accounting errors which has caused more than £2bn to be wiped off its shares in the past two days. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said this morning it is "monitoring the situation closely" after Tesco’s announcement on Monday that it overstated profit estimates [...]