Higher-for-longer London rents and bumped-up property prices leaves Foxtons optimistic for 2024 January 25, 2024 Estate agents Foxtons has said rent hikes and demand for tenants to get on the property ladder helped drive its revenue to £147m, for the full year.
Fuller’s: Pub chain in ‘great shape’ after strong 2023 topped off by bumper Christmas January 25, 2024 Fuller's, which operates almost 400 pubs and inns, said in the 42 weeks leading up to 20 January, its sales growth was at 11.5 per cent, driven by the festive period.
St James’s Place brings in £5.1bn of new money as funds swell by £20bn January 25, 2024 This growth largely came from its pensions arm, which swelled by over £6bn in the final quarter of the year, compared to £1.6bn in its investment arm and £1bn in its discretionary fund management wing.
Treasury changes will hit angel and small investors ‘hard’ – with start-ups fearing the worst January 25, 2024 Hundreds of top investors in tech and start-ups called on the Chancellor to reconsider plans that could shut out 'angel investors' from fast-growing firms
Banks lead UK firms in dividend payments after HSBC dishes out £8.4bn January 25, 2024 Banks led UK firms in dividend payments last year for the first time since the financial crisis, according to new research, on the back of interest rate hikes.
What could we see from Labour’s election manifesto? January 25, 2024 Labour leader Keir Starmer has set a deadline for draft manifesto submissions - so what could the party offer the UK at a general election?
Investing in the weather? Why catastrophe bonds are taking off in the City January 25, 2024 Catastrophe bonds may sound risky, but betting on the weather can prove a sound investment, writes Claude Brown.
Let’s be honest, demonising landlords won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis January 25, 2024 Landlords are an easy target for our housing grievances, but fewer of them won't help renters, writes Matthew Lesh.
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to mirror Wall Street’s rise in global tech rally January 25, 2024 Global markets rally on tech strength, while Tesla is down 6%, and oil prices rise. Focus shifts to pivotal indicators like U.S. Q4 GDP, PCE inflation, ECB policy, and Intel earnings.
Private equity dealmaking slumped 20 per cent as UK financial services bucked trend January 24, 2024 Throughout the entire market, it reported that deals had fallen even more significantly, dropping from 1,802 in 2022 to 1,451.