Hundreds of investors hit Home REIT with High Court claims October 1, 2026 Hundreds of current and former shareholders in Home REIT have launched High Court proceedings against the scandal-hit property firm in a bid for compensation, accusing it of misleading investors and negligently misrepresenting its operations as a company. Over 800 shareholders have hit the former London-listed social housing company with a claim for losses they allege [...]
James Cleverly: I will fight Labour’s anti-London ‘mansion tax’ October 1, 2026 London will be hit the hardest if Andy Burnham lowers the threshold for the ‘mansion tax’ to £1.5m – which only gets you a flat or an ordinary terraced house in many parts of the capital, says James Cleverly Andy Burnham’s Family Homes Tax is yet another attack on London. Last year, Rachel Reeves announced [...]
UK house prices fall at fastest rate since May as mortgage rates weigh on demand October 1, 2026 UK house prices fell at their fastest pace since May as expensive mortgages and uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget fuelled caution among buyers. Prices fell 0.2 per cent during September, faster than economists had expected and reversing August’s 0.2 per cent increase, according to data from Nationwide. The average UK home was valued at [...]
Why Burnham’s housing revolution won’t work October 1, 2026 Despite giving a passionate defence of everything home ownership can give to a family, Burnham’s actual policies do alarmingly little.
Britain’s oldest brewery mulls future as cost pressures bite September 30, 2026 The family-run company behind Britain’s oldest brewery is exploring its future after wrestling with soaring costs and sliding sales. Shepherd Neame, which was founded in 1698 in Faversham, Kent and is the firm behind classic British beers Spitfire, Bishop’s Finger and Whitstable Bay, said it had begun a strategic review into its brewing operations “to [...]
Everest Group to Hold Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, October 29, 2026 September 29, 2026 Everest Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) (NYSE: EG) will hold its third quarter 2026 earnings conference call on Thursday, October 29, 2026, beginning at 8:00 am Eastern Time. Dial in details can be obtained by completing the registration form available at: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10211569/104bf682c06 The call can be accessed via a live, listen only webcast at www.investors.everestglobal.com where a [...]
New Brewdog owner mounts comeback from ‘horrible’ collapse September 29, 2026 The new owner of Brewdog has launched a comeback for the company after it collapsed earlier this year, blaming “horrible” sales during its change of ownership on “negative” media reports. The craft beer firm saw sales slump by as much as 20 per cent year on year following its takeover by US cannabis and drinks [...]
IGI to Release Third Quarter and Nine Months 2026 Financial Results on November 3, 2026 September 29, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that it expects to release financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The results, along with an accompanying slide presentation, will be posted in [...]
ZOLL® Launches Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help.™ in the UK to Encourage Bystanders to Help in Cardiac Emergencies September 29, 2026 Nearly half (48%) of UK adults mistakenly believe special training or experience is needed to help save a life with a defibrillator, according to new research. As defib access expands across the UK, public awareness and confidence need to keep pace with knowledge of who can use AEDs and how the devices function. Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help. campaign aims to close that gap by showing that defibrillators are designed to guide anyone through a cardiac emergency.
Close Brothers raises cost-cutting target as job cuts begin September 29, 2026 Close Brothers has dialled up its cost-cutting plans and said it was “well into next stage of restructuring” after revealing it would slash its headcount by around 20 per cent earlier this year. The FTSE 250 bank said on Tuesday it had delivered £36m of savings in its latest financial year, coming ahead of the [...]