Arbuthnot strikes out at government for damaging prospects at small banks March 11, 2010 ARBUTHNOT Banking Group yesterday hit out at the government for crippling smaller banks with a “one-size-fits-all” approach to punitive regulatory policy. Arbuthnot has avoided the Bank Payroll Tax altogether by not paying any bonuses over £25,000, but it said the new rules – including the bonus tax and changes to capital requirements – could damage [...]
Conservatives pledge to invest in a high-speed Internet network March 11, 2010 INVESTING in a high-speed Internet network would open up a new global trade route for Britain, boosting economic recovery and creating thousands of jobs, the opposition Conservative party claimed yesterday. The party plans to stimulate £29bn of private investment in the broadband network by opening up access to infrastructure currently dominated by BT and providing [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS March 11, 2010 Alexander Proudfoot The consultancy has hired a slew of City heavyweights to its new UK advisory board, chaired by Sir Patrick Brown, chair of the Go-Ahead Group. The board also includes Schroders chairman Michael Miles (pictured); AON UK chairman Paul Manduca; Regus Group chairman John Matthews; and Christopher Sheridan, a non-executive at Standard Bank. Lexicon [...]
The sun is shining on property in the Med March 11, 2010 THIS year’s freezing winter may well have proved a tipping point in your decision to invest in a sunny property abroad – and it couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Possibly by the time the time London’s largest overseas property fair, A Place in the Sun (held at Earl’s Court) rolls around 26-28 Mar, [...]
CURRENT MORTGAGE DEALS March 11, 2010 LENDER FIXED/FLEXIBLE RATE UNTIL STANDARD RATE APR MAXIMUM LOAN (PER CENT) (PER CENT) (PER CENT)TO VALUE (PER CENT) First Direct Flexible 2.39 Term 3.69 2.9 65 Market Harborough BS Flexible 2.48 2 years 5.49 5.1 75 HSBC Special Flexible 2.49 Term 3.94 2.7 60 Yorkshire BS Flexible 2.49 To Mar 2012 4.99 4.7 75 Nationwide [...]
FOCUS ON: CROYDON, GREATER LONDON March 11, 2010 CHELLOWS, BIRCH HILL, SHIRLEY HILLS, CR0 5HT Price: £2.495m An extremely spacious five bedroom detached property, this house has a separate annexe and is located in a private road. There is a smart kitchen/breakfast room and a garden/music room with a bar. It comes with 1.3 acres of landscaped gardens and a heated swimming pool. [...]
INTERIORS March 11, 2010 Q.Dear Andrew, I have just come back from holiday and was taken by the wet room that was part of our suite. I was thinking about updating my en suite – how can I recreate it? A.A wet room is a great way to achieve a clean and contemporary look for your en suite. You [...]
Stylish kit for your kitchen March 11, 2010 1 Salter Sweetie kitchen scales, £44, www.johnlewis.com 2 Retro popcorn maker, £24.99, www.gilesandposner.com 3 Nest 8 bowls, £35, www.josephjoseph.com 4 Cico egg cup and spoon, £10.00, www.alessi.co.uk 5 Limited edition Russell Hobbs crystal glass toaster with Swarovski crystals, £159, www.harrods.com 6 Bugatti Vela blender, £160, www.harrods.com 7 Artisan stand mixer, £399, www.kitchenaid.co.uk 8 Ibis kettle, [...]
Enron survivor sails to success March 11, 2010 BUDDING entrepreneurs consider this: you co-found a business and, after a while, you realise the culture isn’t right for you. What do you do? John Paskin abandoned his first dream of becoming an entrepreneur in 2007 and went back to his corporate job as an IT manager at BP and waited until the time was [...]
Spring clean your tax affairs for April March 11, 2010 ONE of the drawbacks of starting your own business is that you have to become an expert in everything from day one. This includes the maze that is our tax laws. Come the new financial year, these are only going to become more complicated. So what can entrepreneurs do to put their financial houses in [...]
