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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These are the most entrepreneurial London boroughs

November 30, 2016

East London start ups have gobbled up £23.2m worth of funding over the past four years, more than a third of all the lending to the sector in the capital. The figures from the Start Up Loans Company show that north London and west London are lagging behind, attracting just £8.3m and £9.9m respectively over [...]
President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May agree on defence target

November 29, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May have agreed that more NATO members need to meet the alliance's defence target. The two spoke on the phone today, and emphasised the need for NATO members to commit to spending two per cent of GDP on defence. Read more: President-elect Trump now claims to have won [...]
Former David Cameron spin doctor joins Tulchan Communications

November 29, 2016

David Cameron's former press secretary Graeme Wilson has taken a job at PR firm Tulchan Communications. Before moving into communications in 2013, Wilson was deputy political editor of The Sun, having worked at the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He will start at Tulchan Communications on 1 December. Wilson said: "I am very pleased [...]
Eversheds is in discussions with US firm Sutherland about a merger

November 29, 2016

Eversheds is in discussions with US law firm Sutherland about a merger. Partners at the two firms will vote on the merger proposal within the next few weeks, and it is thought the deal will be finalised by the end of the year. Read more: Eversheds promotes Murphy to chairman as David Gray retires [...]
This economist thinks orange prices are about to go up because of the EU

November 29, 2016

The EU has levied hiked taxes by five times on oranges in a move seemingly designed to protect Spanish orange farmers. The bloc increased eight tariffs on oranges imported from countries outside the EU last month, according to research by website EU tariffs. Read more: Wetherspoon's boss hits out at "elite groups" trying to stop Brexit The [...]
Bank of England branded “disgraceful” for using animal fat in £5 bank notes

November 29, 2016

The Bank of England has been branded "disgraceful" for using a form of animal fat, called tallow, in its new £5 bank notes. The bank admitted using the material on Twitter. Mark "Carnivore" Carney has not yet waded into a debate that is giving a whole new meaning to the term "Capitalist Pigs". Read more: Bank [...]
Shoppers spent over £2bn using Visa cards on Black Friday

November 29, 2016

UK shoppers spent more than £2bn using Visa cards on Black Friday this year. The figure was up 13 per cent on last year's, and half of the spend was made online. Visa said that there has also been a strong uptake in contactless payments, across all age groups. Among those aged between 55 and [...]
Ikea scores fifth year of sales growth in the UK

November 29, 2016

Ikea has announced its fifth year of sales growth in the UK, and has broadened its market share. The furnishings retailer's UK sales hit £1.72bn in the 2016 financial year, increasing 8.9 per cent on last year. Its market share jumped by 0.5 percentage points to 8.2 per cent. Read more: Flatpack-loving foodies push Ikea sales to [...]
Government to ratify new EU patent system despite Brexit

November 28, 2016

The UK will ratify plans to create a patent court spanning the European Union, despite the Brexit vote. The government has committed to an initiative that will protect inventions across the EU. Members of the single patent system must defer to EU law decided by the European Court of Justice. One important branch of the Unified [...]
UK SME fund plans main market float

November 28, 2016

UK investment fund RM Secured Direct Lending is planning to float on the main market. The fund, which lends to small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, will announce the IPO tomorrow. It is looking to raise up to £100m from the float and is being advised by N + 1 Singer. Read more: The London mayor's ploughed £2.5m [...]

Two top flight clubs in same league to be owned by same firm after major sport decision

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