Claire Williams on missing out on $2bn, state of F1 and MP ambitions March 25, 2026 Six years ago, in August of 2020, Claire Williams sold her eponymous Formula 1 racing team – founded by her father in 1977 – for around $150m to US investment group Dorilton Capital. The deal cleared the team’s debts amid financial difficulties and the Covid-19 pandemic, and ensured the team would race on – keeping [...]
Cancel student debt in exchange for first time buyer equity, housebuilders urge government March 24, 2026 Cash-strapped graduates struggling to get on the property ladder should have their debt written off in exchange for giving over a stake of their first home to the government, a new report has urged. The report, backed by more than 50 housing sector bodies including top housebuilders Vistry and Barratt Redrow, proposes offering a discount [...]
Trian and General Catalyst Agree to Increase Merger Consideration to $52.00 Per Share in Cash for Janus Henderson Group plc and Have Made the Only Actionable Proposal March 24, 2026 Amended Merger Agreement Represents a $3.00 All-Cash Price Increase; 25% Premium to Unaffected Share Price; Parties Committed to Closing by Mid-2026 Special Committee Determines that Victory Capital’s Revised Unsolicited March 17, 2026 Proposal Is Not Actionable and Is Not in Best Interests of Janus Henderson and Its Shareholders Amended Merger Agreement’s All-Cash Transaction With Trian and General Catalyst Is Superior From an Expected Value and Certainty Perspective and Is the Only Actionable Proposal
Housebuilding stocks slump as Bellway issues Iran mortgage warning March 24, 2026 Shares in Bellway slumped eight per cent after it warned the Iran war is causing mortgage “volatility,” as a host of leading housebuilders were dragged down with it. FTSE 100 housebuilders Barratt Redrow, Berkeley and Persimmon were all down at least one per cent on Tuesday’s early trading, with the latter taking a two per [...]
Sluggish economy spooks small housebuilders March 20, 2026 Small and medium (SME) housebuilders are being put off from investing in new projects by the UK’s economy and housing market, according to a new report. As many as 70 per cent of SME building firms said current market conditions are reducing their appetite for starting new sites and a quarter expect to cut back [...]
Veyco and Entrust Deliver the First Integrated QES with Standards-Aligned Identity Verification for UK Property Transactions March 19, 2026 News summary Veyco and Entrust join forces to power Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) with AI-powered identity verification, enabling fully remote signing. The solution streamlines processes in a highly regulated environment, helping organizations to meet AML, KYC and eIDAS requirements. Following HM Land Registry’s acceptance of QES, Nationwide Building Society has become the first lender to enable electronically signed mortgage deeds.
Third of first-time buyers rely on bank of mum and dad March 18, 2026 Around a third of first-time buyers receive help from family and more than half rely on at least two full-time incomes, as access to first-time home ownership has collapsed this century. As many as 52 per cent of first-time buyers now rely on at least two incomes, up from just 40 per cent in the [...]
BMW iX3: Class-leading electric SUV with 500 miles a charge March 17, 2026 ‘This is more than just a new car. It’s the blueprint for all BMWs that will follow – more than 40 new vehicles by the end of 2027.” David George, CEO of BMW Group UK and Ireland, isn’t downplaying the significance of the iX3. The first of a ‘Neue Klasse’ (New Class) range of cars, [...]
High risk club owners facing triple ultimatum from football regulator March 17, 2026 English club owners will be required to inject funds, reduce debt or slash outgoings if they are deemed to be “high-risk” by the Independent Football Regulator. Under new licensing proposals published today, clubs will have to demonstrate that they have the financial resources to withstand major shocks such as relegation or withdrawal of owner funding [...]
Second home stamp duty means 2m houses ‘missing’ from rental market March 16, 2026 More than 2m rental homes are missing from the market because of the second home tax imposed a decade ago, new research has found. Nearly ten per cent fewer homes are available to rent than was projected in 2016, when the stamp duty surcharge on second homes pushed millions of houses out of the reach [...]