London Barometer August 29, 2013 SALES DIRECTOR, DOUGLAS & GORDON The summer is traditionally a quieter time to put a house onto the market as buyers tend to be away or less motivated when their children are on school holidays. However, savvy sellers are benefiting from an 18% increase in buyers registering in July this year, which is the same [...]
How new buyers can live in Zone 2 August 29, 2013 The Greenland Place development near Canada Water could be a boon for first timers, says Kathryn Marsh Greenland Place is the latest contemporary development in SE8. Located next to Greenland Docks and Canada Water, the Barratt London development will consist of 562 units of one, two and three bedrooms. The project will be spread over [...]
Any Other Business – 30/08 August 29, 2013 City workers are finding themselves lured to work for firms with unusual office perks, such as in-house bowling lanes, bars and slides, according to a survey by City recruitment firm Empiric. The number one attraction for potential employees is a roof terrace, closely followed by dedicated beanbag areas. But are there any flash offices in [...]
Nomura: Intervention in Syria will have little to no effect on global oil supply August 29, 2013 A senior analyst at Nomura has said that a US-led military strike on Syria will have little to no disruption effect on global oil supply. Alastair Newton, senior political analyst at Nomura, said: We cannot emphasize too strongly that, whatever option may be adopted we see little or no direct threat to global oil supply [...]
EU may expand capital rules to shadow banking sector August 29, 2013 The European Commission is considering applying its banking capital rules to “shadow banking” institutions, according to a draft EU document reportedly seen by Reuters. Shadow banks are non-bank financial intermediaries like hedge funds and structured investment vehicles that provide credit to the financial sector. The shadow banking industry handles around $60 trillion of transactions every [...]
Greek finance minister starts quoting Lenin and attacking speculators August 29, 2013 Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras has started to quote Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin's insights in discussing matters of policy. Yannis Stournaras Yannis Stournaras “Who does not want us to save ourselves? All the speculators in this world. All those who are shorting the euro and the bonds of eurozone countries,” Stournaras said. “Also, we [...]
Cameron outlines national interest case in Syria intervention August 29, 2013 Speaking to MPs in the House of Commons today, prime minister David Cameron said that intervention in Syria could help facilitate a long-term political solution in the country and a more stable Middle East. Asked what the national interest would be for an intervention, Cameron said that, as long as Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is [...]
Cameron says UN disagreement should not hamper the UK from taking action in Syria August 29, 2013 UK prime minister David Cameron has told MPs that it would be "unthinkable" to proceed with intervention in Syria if the UN Security Council was overwhelmingly opposed to it. Any resolution at the 15-strong Security Council can be vetoed by any of the five permanent members – the UK, the US, France, Russia and China. [...]
Cameron: Syria is “fundamentally different” to Iraq August 29, 2013 UK prime minister David Cameron has said that intervention in Syria would be "fundamentally different" to Iraq in 2003. First off, intervention would not be about regime change or even working more closely with the opposition. It would be a "response to war crime, nothing else". He added that the fact that the Syrian regime [...]
Here’s what MPs will be debating in the House of Commons today August 29, 2013 The UK parliament is about to start its debate on Syria. Here is the motion for today: The Prime Minister The Deputy Prime Minister Secretary William Hague Secretary Theresa May Secretary Philip Hammond Mr Dominic Grieve This House: Deplores the use of chemical weapons in Syria on 21 August 2013 by the Assad regime, which [...]