King’s Speech shows incremental change is all Starmer knows May 13, 2026 Keir Starmer says incremental change won't cut it, yet his King's Speech was nothing but tinkering and rearranging, writes Matthew Bowles.
Costar Data Shows Big Six Q1 Office Investment Volumes at Their Highest Since 2018 May 13, 2026 The Big Six office investments reached an eight-year high in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513435468/en/ Investors spent £485m across Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, [...]
OLX Group Launches Otodim Platform in Ukraine, Deepening Commitment to the Country’s Real Estate Market May 13, 2026 The new dedicated real estate platform builds on OLX Ukraine's active market presence as property search demand grows for renters and buyers
Allianz Delivers Record Operating Profit in Strong Start to 2026 May 13, 2026 1Q 2026 This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512320157/en/ Total business volume at 53.0 billion euros, an internal growth of 3.5 percent1. This was driven by a strong development in Property-Casualty and Asset Management Operating profit rises 6.6 percent and reaches a record level of 4.5 billion euros Shareholders’ core net [...]
Realignment with the EU is a £15bn betrayal May 13, 2026 Dynamic alignment is an extreme anomaly in global trade and will inflict a net opportunity cost on the UK of £15bn, equivalent to a 0.5 per cent loss of GDP, says Shanker Singham Under the guise of reducing border friction, the government is quietly steering the United Kingdom towards a profound constitutional and economic blunder: [...]
Angelalign Technology Inc. (6699.HK) Applauds European Court Rejection of Patent Infringement Claim May 12, 2026 Angelalign Technology Inc. (6699.HK) (“Angel”) (http://www.angelaligner.com) today said it was grateful that the Local Division Düsseldorf (Germany) of the Unified Patent Court rejected a request by Align Technology Inc. (ALGN) for Angel to cease and desist from using its A7 Premolar Extraction Solution. Angel denied that the A7 tooth movement protocol infringes any patents as [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Bletchley Park Funding 2026-1 PLC May 12, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to six classes of notes issued by Bletchley Park Funding 2026-1 PLC, a static UK RMBS securitisation backed by a portfolio of first-ranking buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage loans secured on residential properties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The aggregate balance of the provisional portfolio is £286.0 million as of [...]
Life after Starmer: What could a new Labour prime minister mean for your money? May 12, 2026 It could soon be time to face the music for Keir Starmer after dozens of MPs called for the Prime Minister to throw in the towel, which could unleash months of speculation and uncertainty. Leading frontrunners for the top job include the Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, former deputy PM Angela Rayner and health secretary Wes [...]
British Land and RLAM secure robotics AI firm for London ‘innovation’ cluster May 12, 2026 London’s AI property boom is gathering pace after British Land and Royal London Asset Management secured another major tech occupier at Regent’s Place, City AM can reveal. Robotics startup Humanoid has signed for 42,000 sq ft at One Triton Square, pushing the building to 94 per cent let just six months after completion, as demand [...]
London’s prime property market isn’t collapsing May 12, 2026 Contrary to popular belief, London's prime property market isn't failing. But it is fundamentally changing, writes David Austin.