Renters hunt for pet friendly landlords as millions of Brits took a dog during lockdown March 26, 2022 London renters are increasingly eager to find pet friendly landlords, after millions of Brits bought animals during lockdowns. Estate agency Chestertons said some 25-35 per cent of renters hunting for properties in the capital at the moment are pet owners. Demand for London rental homes is increasingly high as office workers look to return to [...]
Life is definitely Good for Dubai favourite backers March 24, 2022 Bill Esdaile’s Dubai World Cup 1-2-3: 1. Life Is Good 2. Hot Rod Charlie 3. Chuwa Wizard WHILE it may no longer be the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup (4.30pm) is still a huge draw, and this looks a top-class renewal of the £8.8 million spectacle at Meydan. Form from the best middle [...]
Complete immersion in Belize March 22, 2022 There is a human skull half-submerged in the mud at my feet. Through the damp gloom, I can just make out other bones, scattered across the floor. Luckily, I haven’t stumbled upon a gruesome murder scene, but the truth is almost as chilling. This is an ancient Mayan ceremonial cave, buried deep within the jungle [...]
City A.M. Awards 2022: Entrepreneur of the Year March 21, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Swedish vet app launches website in UK after pandemic pet boom March 17, 2022 A Swedish digital vet service has launched an e-commerce offering in the UK. After a pandemic-inspired pet boom, which has seen the likes of Pet At Home benefit, First Vet is planning to launch a website offering thousands of products. The products will be for sick and healthy pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, small animals [...]
Russian forces intensify siege: Three hospitals hit as Ukraine war turns uglier two weeks in March 10, 2022 Bombs reportedly fell on three hospitals across Ukraine overnight. An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has confirmed 18 attacks on medical [...]
Londoner evacuates dozens of Ukrainian refugees across Polish border in his black cab March 8, 2022 A British man is seen helping to evacuate refugees across the Ukraine-Polish border by using a London black cab. Londoner Roman Tymchyshyn, 31, has already transported around 80 people including pregnant women, disabled elderly people, children and even a nine-month-old baby. He began driving refugees in his black cab across the Polish border on February [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 8, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Savills Savills has bolstered its building and project consultancy team with a new director at the firm’s Margaret Street head office. Andrew Hezelgrave brings more than 15 years of experience in the commercial property sector to the London office. Joining from Black Cat Building Consultancy, where he [...]
The Batman – Robert Pattinson stars in a new twist on a familiar hero March 7, 2022 Strap in, everyone, blockbuster season has officially begun. It’s the first opportunity for Hollywood to return to some kind of normal release schedule since 2019, and who better to bring back the crowds than The Dark Knight himself? Robert Pattinson’s debut as The Batman is the 8th Batman-related film in the last decade. It won’t [...]
London renters compete for homes with Powerpoint presentations and pet CVs as stock levels sink March 3, 2022 Prospective renters are going above and beyond to win landlords’ affections as stock levels for homes have diminished. The disappearance of Covid restrictions has sparked a revival for the capital’s rental market, while estate agents report historically low levels of stock. High demand has seen rents surge past pre-pandemic levels and London landlords are once [...]