9m bedrooms have vanished as nearly half of all homeowners change property to suit post-pandemic needs February 17, 2022 Close to nine million bedrooms have been “lost” as people have adapted their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a property website. Four in 10 (41%) homeowners have changed their property to better suit their needs, Zoopla found. Among those making changes, more than half (53%) have entirely repurposed at least one bedroom while [...]
Moneysupermarket revenue hit by soaring energy costs as home services impacted February 17, 2022 Price comparison website Moneysupermarket has posted a revenue loss thanks to soaring wholesale energy prices. Revenue was down eight per cent from £344.9m in 2020, to £316.7m, in results for the year ended 31 December posted on Thursday. The company said its home services had been “heavily impacted” by wholesale energy prices, while performance in [...]
Rolls-Royce seeks to lease disused nuclear sites in Wales and Cumbria to deploy its mini reactors February 16, 2022 Rolls-Royce is seeking to enter negotiations with the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), to lease disused nuclear sites from the public body, as it pushes forwards with plans to deploy a fleet of mini nuclear reactors across various sites in Wales and the North of England. The British engineering company plans to lease sites from [...]
Monday remains quietest Tube weekday as Londoners continue work from home February 16, 2022 Despite the end of the ‘work from home order’, Londoners continue to avoid going to the office on Mondays, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. Tube passenger numbers have registered a significant difference between Monday and the rest of the working week. On Monday 7, ridership was at 55 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, [...]
It’s all oh so very Meta February 16, 2022 Dr Jane Thomason embarks on a mission to make sense of the mysterious world of the metaverse.
Ryanair boss says Ukraine operations will continue as long as “there is no war or missiles flying there” February 16, 2022 Ryanair’s boss has declared the low-cost airline has a duty to operate in Ukraine and will continue to fly as long as “there is no war or missiles flying there”. “We see no reason not to continue those flights until we are told by European authorities that it is not safe to fly,” he said during [...]
Letters: Remote (island) working February 16, 2022 [Re: One-in-four UK workers plan a ‘hybrid holiday’ this year, to make the most of remote working, February 14] It’s great to see UK workers planning on taking full advantage of remote and hybrid working opportunities. Combined with the world opening up, ‘workations’ are going to be a huge 2022 trend. One in four people [...]
Atom Bank mulls going public after £75m funding round February 16, 2022 Digital bank Atom Bank has closed a £75m funding round which values the firm at £435m as it gears up for a potential flotation on the stock exchange.
Frenzy for homes in prime London as stock levels fall dramatically February 16, 2022 The number of rental homes available in the priciest parts of London are significantly down in comparison to last year, thanks to frenzied demand. According to research from LonRes, rental stock was 67 per cent down in January compared to the year before. Similarly, the number of homes for sale was down 16 per cent [...]
Cruise control: The world’s best river cruises for wine lovers February 15, 2022 Sailing along the mighty rivers of Europe can be a delight for the palate as well as the eye. A new generation of river cruises will allow discerning passengers to taste their way through the land of the noble grape: fine Austrian Sekt; chilled tawny Port; and Riesling from Franconia in the northwest of Bavaria. [...]