House prices hit record high but overall growth slows December 5, 2025 UK house prices reached a record high in November, however overall growth slowed to the weakest rate since 2024 according to the latest data from Halifax’s house price index. Prices were broadly unchanged last month, edging up £138, bringing the average house price to £299,892, a new record high. This follows a 0.5 per cent [...]
Round Retail: the social enterprise transforming second-hand fashion December 4, 2025 The fashion resale industry has transformed over the last few years, and social enterprise, Round Retail, founded by Annie Hought, has played a central role in that evolution. The East London native launched Round Retail in early 2023 with a mission to make second-hand shopping consumers’ first choice by offering a premium, in-person experience. “I [...]
Profit rockets at Lord Alan Sugar’s property empire December 4, 2025 Profit at Lord Alan Sugar’s property empire has rocketed after the sale of two investments despite a “difficult” London market. Amshold has reported a pre-tax profit of £14.1m for the 12 months to 30 June, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The new total comes after the firm turned a pre-tax profit of [...]
K2 Rubicon Specialty Appoints Vicky Hayward as Head of Hull December 4, 2025 K2 Rubicon Specialty, a division of K2 Group Holdings Limited (K2 International) and K2 Insurance Services, announces today it has appointed Vicky Hayward as Head of Hull, further strengthening its marine underwriting capabilities as the business continues its growth trajectory. Vicky brings more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, specialising in Marine Hull [...]
Everest Announces Key Leadership Appointments December 3, 2025 Appoints Katy Bradica as Group Chief Actuary & Attila Kerényi as Group Chief Risk Officer
IGI Announces Quarterly Ordinary Common Share Dividend December 3, 2025 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an ordinary common share dividend of $0.05 per share for the period July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of [...]
Boxing day bounce set to kick-start housing market December 2, 2025 A traditional jump in Brits looking for properties at Christmas is set to boost the UK’s housing market after a slow Autumn. With families gathered, people considering their new year’s housing ambitions, and extra downtime leading to browsing on phones and laptops, estate and letting agents are consistently reporting an uplift in enquiries, according to [...]
UK profit dips at BDO as partner numbers hit record December 2, 2025 Mid-market accountancy giant BDO has seen its profit slip, with the firm blaming challenging market conditions and a significant increase in partner headcount for the decline. BDO UK delivered stable revenues of just £1bn over 2025, a slight dip after becoming a £1bn-turnover firm last year. Profit per equity partner (PEP) fell over 13 per [...]
Ares Management Introduces Marq to Further Unify its Global Logistics Platform Within its Real Estate Business December 1, 2025 Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that it is consolidating its global logistics real estate platforms under a single brand, Marq Logistics (“Marq”). The newly launched brand, Marq, will represent Ares’ vertically integrated global logistics real estate platform managing facilities that total more than 600 million square [...]
Autumn Budget: Investor confidence crisis ‘remains live’ December 1, 2025 The likelihood of an investor confidence crisis in UK assets after last week’s Autumn Budget “remains live” and markets will “gradually lose faith” in the government’s fiscal plans despite the initial reaction being largely positive, an economics consultancy has said. A fresh analysis published by Oxford Economics said the government’s frontloaded spending and backloaded tax [...]