Property market 2025 predictions: Greener and healthier October 10, 2024 Predicting the prevailing winds in the super-prime property market can be a thankless task, given how it is at the behest of factors both national and international. Nevertheless, I have grabbed my crystal ball to make some predictions about the emerging and developing trends, from the continued rise in at home wellness to an ever-increasing [...]
Cheque mates: Harry Kane and Magnus Carlsen top up stakes in football brand October 10, 2024 England captain Harry Kane and chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen have taken part in a $100m funding round for the company behind the football-themed entertainment and dining venue Toca Social. The move will help Toca Football launch further sites in London, where it already has a venue at the O2, as well as Paris, Mexico and [...]
Check out this house built from the ground up for ‘wellness’ October 10, 2024 Property of the week | Clarendon Road, Notting Hill | £8.25m | For sale through Middleton Advisors If there has been one trend that has defined the 2020s so far, it is the proliferation and penetration of ‘wellness’, that imprecise but ubiquitous term that covers everything from physical fitness to mental fortitude. Property developers have not [...]
Mire Lee at the Tate Modern is the Turbine Hall at its very best October 10, 2024 Wander into the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and you will be met by the unsettling sight of what look like flayed, bloodied skins hanging from heavy industrial chains overhead. Dozens of them, all a sickly pink, each one stretched over rusting wires. As you progress through the hall you discover the source of these grotesque [...]
Aston Martin: Short sellers bet against FTSE 250 marque as shares struggle October 10, 2024 Aston Martin shares have endured a bumpy ride since the sportscar maker first went public in October 2018.
IMG partners with British Cycling Events in new deal October 10, 2024 British Cycling Events and IMG have announced a six-year partnership aimed at supporting the growth of the organisation’s portfolio. The firm, a subsidiary of British Cycling, was set up to deliver various two-wheeled events across Great Britain. The partnership, the organisation states, will aid events such as the Tour of Britain be elevated. IMG have [...]
Zilch books quarterly profit and readies hiring spree as IPO looms October 10, 2024 Buy-now pay-later provider Zilch is planning to double staff numbers over the next 18 months after booking its first quarterly profit ahead of a much-anticipated IPO.
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers returns to profit October 10, 2024 The company behind Uber Boat by Thames Clippers in London, returned to profit in 2023, it has been revealed. Collins River Enterprises has reported a pre-tax profit of £5.4m for the 12 months, having made a pre-tax loss of £4m in 2022. It is the first time that the business has reported a pre-tax profit [...]
The View from The Shard remains troubled despite ‘positive’ outlook October 10, 2024 The company behind the viewing gallery at The Shard remained in the red for a fourth consecutive year despite it its revenue continuing to rise. The London attraction has reported a pre-tax loss of £678,839 for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The total comes after the firm also posted a pre-tax loss [...]
Landmark skyscraper planned for Manchester city centre October 10, 2024 Plans have been unveiled for another landmark skyscraper to be constructed in Manchester city centre. The 44-storey building has been earmarked for land adjacent to Deansgate Train Station at Whitworth Street West and would feature 364 apartments. If approved by Manchester City Council, the building would be latest skyscraper either planned or built in the [...]