Luxury homes are filling in the gaps on a WWII bomb site in Fitzrovia January 25, 2016 Tucked away on a corner off of Tottenham Court Road, sits a jumble of mismatched buildings. One of them is the epitome of modern urban living – all dark brick boxes and sharp angles – while its neighbours sport austere Georgian facades and regal ribbons of Portland stone. Originally, these were six individual plots, including [...]
Focus On Hackney Wick: Lack of homes and riverside cool is driving up prices on the edge of the Olympic Park January 25, 2016 With its disused warehouses and abandoned commercial buildings lining the banks of Regent’s Canal, a visit to Hackney Wick may not overwhelm you with its promise initially. But look a bit deeper into its property market and the potential of this industrial plain is clear to see. “Hackney Wick is one of east London’s most [...]
Bargain property prices and a laid-back lifestyle are luring Brits to St Lucia January 25, 2016 Famous for its lush beauty, St Lucia is luring investors looking for fabulous beaches and a laid-back lifestyle. Property prices here took a tumble after the 2008 crash and, according to the Global Property Guide, are almost unchanged in the past three to five years. It also states that St Lucia property is 40 to [...]
After yet another data breach, more customers are planning to share less information – so how do companies win back that trust? January 25, 2016 We can barely go a week without news of another business falling foul of a data breach. Only last week, Asda joined the long line of high profile victims, with a website bug putting millions of personal details at risk. In an age where customer experience is valued more than ever before this is a precarious position for any [...]
Bank of England’s Kristin Forbes: Pay growth is not high enough for an interest rate hike – but probably will be soon January 25, 2016 Wages are not yet growing fast enough to lift inflation, but are likely to accelerate soon, one of the Bank of England's rate-setters will say tomorrow. "Labour costs are not yet at the levels consistent with inflation meeting the two per cent target sustainably in the UK," Kristin Forbes will tell the Henry Jackson Society in Parliament. [...]
Donald Rumsfeld just got into tech with Churchill Solitaire mobile game for iOS January 25, 2016 It may be early in the year, but the award for surprise change of career direction already goes to Donald Rumsfeld, who at the age of 83 is getting into tech. The former US defence secretary has made a fresh foray into mobile gaming with an app. If you ever wondered what politicians do when they [...]
Tube strike 2016: RMT has called off action scheduled for 26 January at 11th hour – but February’s strikes could still be on January 25, 2016 Update: The UK's largest transport union RMT has called off this week's Tube strike, after receiving a new pay deal from Transport for London. The Tube strike was due to start at 9.15pm on Tuesday 26 January and run until the same time on Wednesday 27 January. This was then to be followed by two further 24 hour strikes [...]
Downing Street rows back on support for £130m Google corporation tax deal January 25, 2016 Downing Street has distanced itself from Treasury ministers' reactions to the news that Google had agreed to had over £130m to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in unpaid corporation tax. The Prime Minister's official spokeswoman said the deal was a "step forward" but declined to endorse chancellor George Osborne's comments over the weekend that the tax [...]
EU referendum: Credit Suisse says Brexit could lead to a second Scottish independence referendum and benefit Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn January 25, 2016 If Britain votes to exit the European Union there could be an unexpected boost for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as well as a second Scottish independence referendum, according to Credit Suisse. When it looked at the longer-term, Credit Suisse said the market could decide that a Brexit outcome is not the end of UK political [...]
UK factories suffer drop in domestic and foreign orders January 25, 2016 UK factories have started the year in bad shape, suffering weak sales growth at home and abroad, new survey figures reveal today. The Confederation of British Industry's (CB) headline total order books balance dropped to a score of minus 15 in January from minus seven in December. The export order balance dropped to minus 22 from minus [...]