Shoe Zone share price collapses as CEO quits amid sales target miss August 30, 2019 Investors trod all over Shoe Zone today after warned them it would miss full year sales targets and its chief executive officer, Nick Davis, quit with immediate effect. Aim-listed Shoe Zone’s share price plunged 37.8 per cent in early trading to leave shares languishing at 119.5p, down from yesterday’s close at 192p. Read more: Falling [...]
Property of the Week: An avant-garde home where where architects once partied in the garden August 30, 2019 There is a niche sub-sector of the London property market consisting of homes that appeal mostly to architects – or at least to those with more than a passing interest in design. On the outside their appearance can be divisive, often consisting of a fair bit of concrete, aluminium or glass. Inside, though, you will [...]
Focus on Balham: The family-friendly outpost is now pricier than Wimbledon and Putney August 30, 2019 In the post-war era, Balham was mocked as the ‘Gateway to the South’ in that infamous Peter Sellers sketch sending up radio adverts for far-flung holiday destinations. The joke was that nothing much exciting happened there – it was an archetypal dreary suburb. How times have changed. It is now a fiercely sought after location [...]
Franco Manca owner serves up revenue boost August 28, 2019 Franco Manca owner The Fulham Shore reported growing revenues as it continues to expand the pizza chain outside London. The restaurant chain has opened Franco Manca branches in Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds and Edinburgh in first half of the financial year as the group eyes opportunities outside of the capital. It also opened another London branch [...]
Brexit turmoil takes toll on FTSE housebuilder share prices August 28, 2019 Britain’s housebuilding stocks fell across the board this morning as Brexit turmoil dented investor confidence in the property sector. FTSE developer giants including Berkeley Group, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon all suffered a drop in their share price as markets reacted to the news that Boris Johnson is planning to suspend parliament next month. Read more: [...]
City Moves for 27 August – Who’s switching jobs at Quadrant, BNP Paribas Real Estate and Dun & Bradstreet? August 27, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Quadrant, BNP Paribas Real Estate and Dun & Bradstreet. Quadrant Quadrant, the UK real estate asset management and development company, has appointed Duncan Reader as a partner. He specialises in the retail sector and will focus on planning, development, asset management, leasing and disposals. He joins from Orchard Street Investment Management, [...]
Donald Trump Twitter tirade against China sends stock markets tumbling August 23, 2019 US President Donald Trump has further escalated his administration’s trade war against Beijing with a Twitter outburst that ordered American companies to return “home” from China. Read more: Fed will ‘act as appropriate’ to keep US economy growing, says chair Powell Trump’s tweets came just hours after Beijing announced it would apply tariffs to $75bn [...]
Here’s where you should buy a home for access to the best London schools August 23, 2019 As the summer holidays draw to a close and parents prepare their children for another academic year, would-be property buyers who have a young family – or are planning to start one – might be prompted to weigh up their options when it comes to local schools. For lots of families this means considering a [...]
UK’s most expensive cities becoming more affordable for homebuyers August 23, 2019 Houses in Britain’s most expensive cities have returned to levels of affordability not seen since 2015, according to new data released this morning. Weak house price growth and rising wages have boosted the chances for those wanting to buy houses in the country’s priciest cities, according to the latest UK Cities House Price Index by [...]
City Moves for 23 August – Who’s switching jobs at Oxford Properties, WH Ireland and Mediconnect? August 23, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Oxford Properties, WH Ireland and Mediconnect. Oxford Properties Global real estate investor, developer and manager Oxford Properties Group, has announced a series of changes to its leadership team and the appointment of Dean Hopkins as chief operations officer. The changes come at a time of rapid worldwide growth for Oxford, which [...]