Shortage of skilled lawyers challenges UK life sciences sector September 17, 2025 The UK market is experiencing a shortage of lawyers at life sciences businesses amid a growing need for talent to meet the rising demand for regulatory advice from businesses. A report from recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa highlights a lack of UK candidates with expertise in legal, regulatory, and compliance matters, intellectual property (IP), and [...]
Surinder Arora: Heathrow could be the next Thames Water September 17, 2025 Surinder Arora is the man bidding to break a decades-old monopoly by winning the right to build Heathrow’s third runway. With the government’s first remarks on proposals expected this month, he sits down with Ali Lyon to discuss the merits of his proposal, the reasons behind it, and why he thinks that – without urgent [...]
‘Exhausting’ house buying process damaging the economy, says Santander September 17, 2025 The UK’s outdated house buying process and rate of failed transactions are costing the economy at least £1.5bn a year, one of Britain’s biggest high street banks has warned. According to a report from Santander UK, over half a million failed housing transactions are costing consumers £560m directly, with some costs, including the costs of [...]
OBR ‘downgrades productivity’ in major pre-Budget blow to Rachel Reeves September 16, 2025 The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has reportedly told Chancellor Rachel Reeves that it will downgrade productivity forecasts for the UK economy, blowing a hole in the public finances and making tax hikes all but guaranteed at this year’s November Budget. In another setback for the Labour government, the OBR has informed the Treasury that [...]
Triathlon on the march: Why investors are piling into niche sport September 16, 2025 Anyone keeping a keen eye on the flow of private money into sports can’t fail to have noticed that, in among the multi-billion-pound football club acquisitions, white-ball cricket investments and putative new rugby competitions, triathlon has become a hot ticket. Ironman, the sport’s biggest brand, last week trumpeted what it believes is the single most [...]
How Saudi Arabia’s SURJ Sports Investment is reshaping the global sports sector September 16, 2025 Do you hear it? The chants of fans filling newly built stadiums. The roar of Formula 1 engines. The bright chorus of young Saudi women stepping onto fields and into leagues. These sounds are no longer echoes from other countries – they are the living soundtrack of a nation that is placing itself firmly at [...]
Can Peter Kyle deliver a Budget lifeline for UK’s SMEs? September 15, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her Autumn Budget on 26 November, nearly a month later than usual, and eyes are on what she will do for the SMEs. With borrowing costs hitting their highest levels since 1998, and servicing the national debt topping £100bn a year, the government has been urged to maintain fiscal [...]
Rents rise at slowest rate for four years, Zoopla warns September 12, 2025 Skyrocketing rents in the UK have given way to a steadier increase as the supply of homes rises and tenant demand falls, according to new figures. Average rents are 2.4 per cent higher than a year ago, the lowest annual rate in four years and less than half of that recorded 12 months ago, Zoopla [...]
FTSE 100 Live: UK GDP flatlines, Big Technologies shares tumble after legal twist September 12, 2025 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. UK GDP flatlined in July, latest figures from the ONS show, in another setback for the Chancellor in delivering on her pledge to grow the economy. The FTSE 100 is fighting through the noise as it opened above 9,300 this morning, rising by 1.2 per cent in [...]
Week in Business: Businesses flee high-tax Britain September 11, 2025 On the same day that Reeves said "there's no growth without investment", a pharma giant pulled its £1bn London investment plans.