Tory MPs call for UK government to pull out of global tax deal October 25, 2021 A pair of Tory MPs have called for the UK government to pull out of the global corporation tax deal, claiming it could cost the Exchequer billions in tax revenues. Backbenchers Greg Smith and Andrew Bridgen called for Rishi Sunak to reconsider his commitment to the deal, after he helped broker it at this year’s [...]
Dear Evan Hansen, Review: A crushing failure October 22, 2021 Big West End and Broadway shows often take a while to get big screen adaptations, partly because producers are reluctant to offer a home alternative to what they hope you’ll pay a lot of money to see live. Also, because when it goes wrong, it goes really, really wrong. Before December 2019, Cats was a [...]
Not just NatWest: Compliance guru on why money laundering is rampant in the City October 21, 2021 Over the past few decades, money laundering has become an increasingly prevalent issue. Financial institutions are constantly looking for new ways to fight money launderers, and several anti-money laundering policies have been put in place to help this effort. However, the recent case against NatWest sent shockwaves through the City, with many financial institutions realising that the financial watchdog, [...]
Most Brits don’t think they are paid ‘what they are worth’ but asking for a raise pays off October 21, 2021 Most people don’t believe they’re being paid what they think ‘they are worth’ to do their current jobs. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, the longer it’s been since they last received a pay rise, then the more inclined they are to feel this way. CIPHR polled 1,005 British adults to discover more about how employees perceive their [...]
Aggressive valuations: London home sellers overprice their properties by 40 per cent October 19, 2021 Home sellers across London are overpricing by as much as 40 per cent when it comes to the price at which they list their homes on the country’s major portals, versus the reality of what buyers will pay, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. The figures show that across Britain, the [...]
We could make Glasgow great again if London and Edinburgh can get along October 19, 2021 Glasgow is the fifth largest city in the UK, easily the biggest in Scotland, though still smaller than it was 50 years ago. The Dear Green Place, more aptly tagged “No Mean City” in the 1930s, was once the second city of the empire, a global hub of shipbuilding and coal-mining, beautified by trade barons [...]
Find your new home by the riverside at Leaside Lock, East London’s newest neighbourhood October 18, 2021 A new collection of contemporary studios, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments in Bromley-by-Bow is launching 13th November, available with the London Help to Buy: Equity Loan* scheme on selected plots. As the prices in nearby Bow, Hackney Wick, Bethnal Green and London Fields have dramatically risen in recent years, many first-time buyers are finding [...]
Axe hovers over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as familiar questions haunt Man Utd boss October 17, 2021 It was a 3-1 loss to Liverpool that finally brought the chop for Jose Mourinho and opened the door for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to return to Manchester United. Mourinho went into that December 2018 game on a run of two wins in seven matches and amid a growing sense that, 31 months on from being [...]
Marshall Motor buys rival Motorline for £64.5m October 14, 2021 Marshall Motor has bought rival Motorline for £64.5m, signalling new partnerships with car brands. The automotive retail group said it had also separately acquired a related freehold property for £2.9m and has the option to acquire two additional strategic freehold properties for £24.9m. The net assets on acquisition of Motortline – which represents ten brands [...]
NatWest to launch first eco-friendly loans as part of new £100bn green funding pot October 13, 2021 NatWest said this morning it plans to bring £100bn to green funding to the market by the end of 2025 and the City bank will also roll out its first eco-friendly business loans. The bank stressed its strategy is to help small firms capitalise on the drive to tackle climate change. The pledge sees the [...]