UK house prices: First-time buyer market cools in the run-up to Christmas November 27, 2015 Britain first-time buyer market has cooled over the last three months following this summer’s record number of sales, new research shows. New buyers completed 28,100 sales in October, which was down 8.5 per cent compared with July’s eight year high of 30,700, according to figures released today by estate agents Your Move & Reeds Rains. [...]
Taiwanese insurer Fubon Life Insurance is frontrunner to buy Cannon Place for £500m November 26, 2015 One of Taiwan’s biggest insurers Fubon Life Insurance is poised to make a second splurge in the UK this year after emerging as the frontrunner to buy the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) headquarters in the City. Cannon Place, which sits above Cannon Street station in the City, was put up for sale by its [...]
Shares rise at travel caterer SSP as summer holiday-makers boost profits November 26, 2015 Travel catering giant SSP posted a surge in full-year profits thanks to a rise in customers dining at their airport restaurants and cafes this summer before jetting off on holiday. The FTSE 250 company also paid its first full year dividend to 4.3 pence per share since its £1bn debut on the London stock market last [...]
Property grandee Mike Slade to step down as chief executive of Helical Bar November 26, 2015 Property grandee Mike Slade has announced he will step down as chief executive of FTSE 250 developer Helical Bar next year after more than three decades at the helm. Slade is one of the industry’s jolliest characters, who is as likely to be found racing his yacht the Leopard as he is in his company’s [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Local councils allowed to take home all receipts from property sales November 25, 2015 Local councils will be allowed to keep all of the money raised from asset sales to reinvest in local services, the chancellor announced today, as part of a wider move to encourage the sale of hundred of billions of pounds of public sector land. In his Autumn Statement speech, chancellor George Osborne said locals governments [...]
Pepsi and Robinsons maker Britvic warns of sluggish start to the year November 25, 2015 Robinsons squash and J2O maker Britvic reported a sluggish started to the year, blaming tough market conditions due to changing shopping habits and increased competition between the traditional supermarkets and their discount rivals. The maker of Tango and PepsiCo brands Pepsi Max and 7UP, reported a 7.1 per cent rise in earnings before interest, tax, [...]
Robinsons owner Britvic warns of sluggish start to the year November 25, 2015 Robinsons squash and J2O maker Britvic reported a sluggish started to the year, blaming tough market conditions due to changing shopping habits and increased competition between the traditional supermarkets and their discount rivals. The maker of Tango and PepsiCo brands Pepsi Max and 7UP, reported a 7.1 per cent rise in earnings before interest, tax, [...]
Beyonce to launch new brand Parkwood Topshop Athletic with Sir Philip Green’s retail empire as profits edge higher November 25, 2015 Sir Philip Green said profits for his retail empire that included Topshop and Dorothy Perkins edged higher last year against a background of a “fast changing” retail industry. The tycoon also revealed a new joint clothing venture with singer Beyonce to produce a new “athletic streetwear brand” called Parkwood Topshop Athletic. The global venture is [...]
Profits jump at food producer Greencore as sandwich orders pile up November 24, 2015 Sushi, salad and sandwich maker Greencore reported better-than-expected full-year profits after winning several new contracts in the UK food to go market and expanding its presence in the US. The food producer, which supplies retailers and supermarkets ranging from Marks & Spencer to Boots, said pre-tax profits increased by 33.8 per cent to to £59.4m in [...]
Shares in Pets at Home slide as it warns of living wage cost November 24, 2015 Shares in Pets at Home closed down 2.3 per cent after the company warned of higher costs due to the introduction of the National Living Wage next year. The company, which has 405 shops as well as 353 veterinary practices and 191 grooming salons, said George Osborne's new wage of £7.20 per hour, which is being [...]
