By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Mansion tax fears and stamp duty changes send the world’s super-rich to London’s rental market

December 7, 2014

Anxieties over the outcome of the 2015 general election and new stamp duty reforms are persuading the world’s super-rich to rent property in London rather than buy it outright, according to a new report. London’s lettings market has benefitted from a huge bump in prime rentals, with as much as 21 per cent of [...]
BP could cut jobs to cope with falling oil prices

December 7, 2014

Oil giant BP is being cut down to size by tumbling oil prices, according to reports. The Sunday Times has reported that the company is to axe middle managers and freeze projects, just days ahead of a day-long presentation to the City next Wednesday in which BP is expected to lay out its exploration [...]
Premier Foods ditches controversial “pay-to-stay” scheme following fierce criticism

December 7, 2014

Premier Foods has defended asking suppliers for payments in exchange for its business after receiving widespread criticism for the so-called “pay-to-stay” practice. The food manufacturer behind some of Britain’s most renowned brands including Mr. Kipling, Ambrosia, Oxo and Bisto, says that its “invest for growth” programme has been “widely misunderstood and misinterpreted” over the [...]
London Bridge travel disruption: Everything Thameslink, Southeastern, Overground and Southern service commuters need to know

December 2, 2014

Most commuters who travel to London Bridge are already used to stuffy train carriages, infuriating delays, slow trawls through crowded platforms and queues for ticket machines. Yet it could all be about to get even more stressful due to the next phase of a massive Network Rail rebuilding project at London Bridge mainline station [...]
Cellino disqualified as owner of Leeds United by Football League and told to resign

December 1, 2014

The Football League has once again banned Massimo Cellino from owning Leeds United, and has directed the Italian businessman to resign within 28 days. Cellino was previously disqualified from owning the Championship club in March after failing the Football League’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test due to his conviction for a tax offence in Italy. [...]
Real Madrid’s Ronaldo beats Barcelona’s Messi with $22.5m endorsements and $143,750 Facebook posts

December 1, 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have once again been pitted against each other in the running for this year’s Ballon d’Or, yet in marketing terms the battle has already been won by the Real Madrid man. Such is the size of Ronaldo’s global fanbase that his average Facebook post is valued at $143,500 (£99,525) according [...]
The best places to find Cyber Monday deals 2014: John Lewis, Tesco, Asos, Marks and Spencer, Game, Samsung, Halfords and Morrisons

December 1, 2014

Beleaguered shoppers are still nursing their bruises and retailers are still fixing up their stores following UK's biggest-ever "Black Friday", yet the deals keep on coming. Tomorrow is "Cyber Monday", the internet's biggest shopping day of the year when online retailers offer consumers another chance to grab a bargain as the Christmas shopping season [...]
Balfour Beatty share price climbs after £1bn offer for investment arm is confirmed

December 1, 2014

Balfour Beatty’s share price has risen over five per cent in early morning trading, after John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) confirmed plans to make a £1bn offer for its investment arm. Following reports suggesting John Laing was eyeing Balfour’s portfolio of public-private partnership assets, the City fund moved to confirm its offer this morning. [...]
John Laing Infrastructure Fund eyes £1bn Balfour Beatty portfolio

November 30, 2014

Britain’s biggest construction company could be about to break up. John Laing Infrastructure Fund is weighing up a £1bn bid for Balfour Beatty’s investment arm, according to reports. The Sunday Times reports that John Laing Infrastructure Fund is considering an offer for Balfour’s portfolio of private finance initiative (PFI) contracts. The PFI contracts [...]
Boris Johnson suggests car-free Sundays for central London

November 30, 2014

Car-free Sundays could become a fixture in central London, Boris Johnson suggested today after enjoying a cycle through a pedestrianised part of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. As part of a six-day regional tour through South-East Asia, the Mayor of London took part in a mass cycle with new Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Sunday. [...]

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