PPHE to develop new 179-room London Victoria hotel as ‘midscale lifestyle’ market grows November 27, 2023 PPHE Hotel Group has been granted planning permission to build a new 179-room hotel below the Park Plaza Victoria London property.
Advertisers bump up spending on Rightmove despite ‘volatile’ housing market November 27, 2023 Advertisers are upping their spend in the battle for eyeballs on housing marketplace Rightmove.
Michael Gove: Current levels of migration placing pressure on housing crisis November 27, 2023 Michael Gove has said current levels of migration were putting pressure on housing, after last week’s figures showed a huge spike in people coming to this country. The veteran Tory politician and secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities who previously ran for leadership positions admitted the government hadn’t built enough homes ‘for [...]
Aviva adds £100m Canadian operation to three-country strategy November 27, 2023 Aviva has announced the acquisition of Canadian vehicle replacement insurer Optiom in a deal worth around £100m as it looks to grow its foothold in the country. The London-listed insurance giant said the deal would expand its capital-light businesses, which make up half of its portfolio. It added that the acquisition would “increase its access [...]
FTSE 350: Fewer than 10 per cent of CEOs are female November 27, 2023 Fewer than 10 per cent of CEOs at the UK’s FTSE350 companies are female, according to a new study on the scale of gender disparity in business.
Boost for Britain as businesses commit to invest £30bn in UK November 27, 2023 Some of the world’s biggest businesses have committed to invest a total of nearly £30bn in Britain, the government has announced ahead of a major investment summit taking place today.
After the debanking scandal, Britain needs to give up its stake in Natwest November 27, 2023 Selling its remaining holdings in Natwest is obviously the right thing for the government to do: the state has no business owning a financial services conglomerate.
Swedish heat pump firm aims to convert one million UK homes with £300m investment November 27, 2023 A Swedish heat pump firm has pledged to inject £300m into the UK over the next three years and create 8000 jobs by 2033 in a boost to government plans to shift UK homes away from gas boilers.
Verstappen dominates F1 in 2023 but McLaren and Mercedes get crucial points November 26, 2023 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was so dominant in the 2023 F1 season that there are more points in the final Driver Standings between the Dutchman in first and his teammate Sergio Perez in second (290) than the total amount of points the Mexican driver amassed himself (285). It has been a season dominated by the [...]
HS2: Plans for private funding of Euston tunnel likely to fail, top adviser warns November 26, 2023 Sunak's plan to use private developers to fund a tunnel through London to HS2's Euston terminus will fail, a top government adviser has said.