By: Helen Cahill

I report on retail and property for City A.M. I have covered the investigation into BHS and London's housing crisis. You can email me on helen.cahill@cityam.com with tips or commentary.

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Sports Direct is in the hot seat again this week

December 4, 2016

Sports Direct will be in the spotlight again this week as it reports its interims on Thursday. Analysts are predicting chief executive Mike Ashley will announce a profit fall of 25 per cent to £170m. The City will also be looking for signs that Sports Direct is improving its corporate governance, something the retailer promised to focus [...]
Southern rail commuters offered a Christmas windfall

December 2, 2016

Over 84,000 Southern rail commuters will be offered a Christmas windfall following months of disruption. Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway, and the government are attempted to appease long-suffering passengers on the beleaguered line. Read more: Govia launches legal action against Aslef union to stop industrial action Season ticket holders on Southern will be able [...]
Network Rail rakes in £1.4m from Victoria Station toilet as Southern strikes roll on

December 2, 2016

The delays and disputes are bad enough. Now, City A.M. has found out that Network Rail is making 67 per cent more on its toilet in Victoria due to the Southern strikes. Network Rail owns the loos in Victoria station, which hosts the Southern train service. This year, Network Rail’s takings at the toilet have [...]
Generation Rent: London is home to nearly a fifth of the UK’s rental accommodation

December 2, 2016

London is now home to almost a fifth of the rental properties in the UK, but it accounts for nearly half of the total value of these households. There are 1,048,000 houses in the private rented sector in London, almost a fifth of the 5.3m in Britain as a whole. But the value of this [...]
Starbucks’ chief executive Howard Schultz is stepping down

December 1, 2016

Starbucks' chairman and chief executive Howard Schultz is stepping down from his job as chief executive. He will take up a position as the coffee business' executive chairman, and Starbucks' current president and chief operating officer will become the new chief executive. The change in positions will take place on 3 April. Read more: Forget [...]
Cabbies furious about possible exclusion from Bank junction

December 1, 2016

Taxi drivers are up in arms about proposals to stop them driving through Bank junction. The City of London Corporation has proposed that taxis and other vehicles should be excluded from the junction between 7am and 7pm on weekdays. Buses and bicycles, however, would be allowed through. Read more: Plan to stop traffic moving through Bank junction set [...]
French President François Hollande is not running for re-election in 2017

December 1, 2016

French President François Hollande has announced that he will not be seeking re-election in 2017. He has become the first sitting president in modern French history not to run for re-election. The Socialist party leader has been facing sliding ratings in opinion polls, with his popularity falling to just four per cent recently. Hollande made the [...]
Govia launches legal action against Aslef union to stop industrial action on Southern rail

December 1, 2016

Govia Thameslink Railway, the parent company of Southern Rail, has launched legal action against Aslef union to stop industrial action. The union has planned strikes on the Southern Rail line in the days before Christmas, and will also stage a walk out in January next year. In the vote, the results of which were announced on [...]
CBRE completes property fund merger creating new £1.47bn fund

December 1, 2016

The CBRE UK Property Fund (UKPF) is merging with the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (ESPS) UK property portfolio to create a new £1.47bn fund. The new fund, which has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, will be operated as a Property Authorised Investment Fund (PAIF). Read more: The City of London is getting taller [...]
Lloyds Bank is launching an online tool to help UK businesses grow globally

December 1, 2016

Lloyds Bank is launching a new initiative to help UK businesses move into overseas markets. Through the bank's new international trade portal, businesses will be able to get practical support and advice on the international opportunities that suit them. Read more: Stalemate in Santiago: Basel Committee fails to reach agreement It will also be a [...]

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

This Soho pub is putting on a ‘problematic’ show about a drunkard

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