Protesters gather outside Brazilian embassy in London amid Amazon wildfires Protesters gather outside Brazilian embassy in London amid Amazon wildfires Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in London today, voicing their anger against President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of wildfires that have engulfed the Amazon rainforest. Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion led the protests in the capital, along with other major cities across the globe, joining the chorus of condemnation that world leaders, including [...]
UK’s most expensive cities becoming more affordable for homebuyers UK’s most expensive cities becoming more affordable for homebuyers Houses in Britain’s most expensive cities have returned to levels of affordability not seen since 2015, according to new data released this morning. Weak house price growth and rising wages have boosted the chances for those wanting to buy houses in the country’s priciest cities, according to the latest UK Cities House Price Index by [...]
Travellers have reservations about Hostelworld Hostelworld, the hotel-focused online booking platform, has reported a drop in revenue for the first half of this year, as summer appetite from holiday-goers disappointed. Revenues tumbled from €42.6m (£39m) in the first half of 2018 to €38.8m during the first six months of 2019. Gross bookings for the company fell by four per cent, [...]
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson appoints new finance chief August 21, 2019 Hammerson drafted in a new finance chief this morning, as the troubled retail landlord looks to shore up its balance sheet after a challenging 12 months. James Lenton, a chartered accountant, will take on the role of chief financial officer from the start of October. Read more: Surprise boost for retailers He will succeed Timon [...]
Summer house deals dip amid Brexit uncertainty August 21, 2019 Britain’s property market suffered a sharp fall in the number of transactions made between June and July, as the traditional summer slowdown and growing uncertainty over Brexit dented activity. Figures released by HMRC this morning show a marked reduction in the number of property transactions over the summer months, with a drop of 8.5 per [...]
