Mark Kleinman: Hambro Perks, Ray Winstone’s side hustle and IPGL shake-up February 9, 2023 Sky News’ Mark Kleinman is the man the City reads – and in his fortnightly column for City A.M., he shares his insight and analysis. Hambro Perks’ called-off merger spells bad news for the City November 23, 2021 was a landmark day for the London stock market: the unveiling of the first special purpose acquisition [...]
House prices and sales fell in January as buyer inquiries dropped February 9, 2023 House prices are starting to reflect the shift in demand in the market, according to surveyors. Agreed sales, house prices and new instructions to sell homes remained on a downward trend in January, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. Property professionals’ expectations suggest this picture is likely to remain in place for a [...]
DAZN to deliver NFL game pass to give fans access to 2024 Super Bowl February 7, 2023 The NFL have singed a 10-year deal, ahead of the Super Bowl, with DAZN which will allow the sports streaming service to deliver the 2023 season, and beyond, in its entirety to the sport’s international audience. The NFL Game Pass International will see fans outside of the United States able to access every NFL game [...]
UK house prices slow to three-year low as cost of living crisis drags down London and South East property market February 7, 2023 In London, house prices fell from £541k to £530k iin January, with annual house price inflation flat at 0.0 per cent compared to 2.9 per cent in December.
Why PwC’s Global Sports Survey is good news for the owners of Manchester United and Liverpool February 7, 2023 From Chelsea’s record-breaking spending on new footballers to debate over the future of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup in tennis and the arbitration between legacy tours and LIV Golf, private equity and sovereign wealth have been intertwined with some of sport’s biggest stories so far in 2023. The trend is only set [...]
UK in the dark about real owners of £6.7bn worth of British properties February 7, 2023 The UK government is still in the dark about who owns tens of thousands of British properties, after thousands of offshore firms failed to comply with new transparency laws, which campaigners said exposes the UK property market to huge money-laundering risks. There are almost 52,000 properties in Britain, worth a combined sum of £6.7bn, that [...]
House prices are poised to slide in 2023 but straight into the hands of the lucky few February 7, 2023 There’s a pretty wild variety of house price predictions doing the rounds. Capital Economics have forecast they could fall 12 per cent, while experts at property search site Zoopla are a bit more optimistic. The consensus seems to be somewhere around a six per cent fall in 2023. One thing is certain: house prices are [...]
Interest rate rise and what it means for you February 3, 2023 The Bank of England has raised interest rates to four per cent, in a widely-expected move that has implications for both borrowers and savers. Adjusting personal finances to this ‘new normal’ of higher interest rates will be a challenge for most households, admitted Paul Wilson, chief Investment officer at Channel Capital. He said although a [...]
The big boys of the housing sector can’t be the only developers we rely on February 3, 2023 New housing policy from Westminster has been pretty much non-existent, but the market itself can enable more new homes to be built by looking outside of the top developers, writes Phil Hooper.
Natwest calls for stamp duty rebate to fund green home improvements February 1, 2023 The government should offer a rebate on stamp duty to fund energy efficiency plans for new homeowners, argues Natwest.