London has bounced back before and it will do again as Covid-19 rules are dropped January 24, 2022 After a tough economic winter, the lifting of the Government’s Plan B restrictions is a much-needed boost for many Square Mile businesses that rely on footfall traffic from neighbouring offices. These businesses have faced exceptionally difficult trading conditions during the pandemic, with the reintroduction of guidance to work from home last month yet another disappointment. [...]
Aviation chiefs call for ‘new normal’ now with testing ditched for fully-jabbed fliers January 24, 2022 AIRLINE bosses have called on the government to rule out the introduction of border closures even if a new Covid-19 variant emerges. The government last week brought an end to so-called Plan B restrictions, which saw self-isolation rules and work from home guidance scrapped. With the UK believed to be past the peak of the [...]
Airline bosses call on government to rule out more border closures January 24, 2022 Airline bosses have called on government to rule out the introduction of border closures even if a new Covid-19 variant emerges, as the UK begins to put the pandemic behind it. Government last week brought an end to so-called Plan B restrictions, which saw self-isolation rules and work from home guidance scrapped. With signs of [...]
“Stay at home” stocks tumble as global covid restrictions ease January 24, 2022 “Stay at home” stocks that boomed during the pandemic have slumped since the start of the year in a sign that investors and economies are beginning to shake off habits picked up through covid lockdowns. Shares in Netflix and Peloton were among the biggest fallers last week as bosses cut back growth projections and warned [...]
Greenberg Traurig opens Hamptons office in push for “work-near-home” January 23, 2022 Greenberg Traurig has become the first major law firm to open offices in the Hamptons, as it seeks to adapt to the “new normal” in a vote of confidence that the changes brought about by the pandemic “are here to stay”. The law firm’s decision to open offices in the wealthy seaside resort comes as [...]
Amazon, NHS, Google, Tesco or Apple perhaps: These are the companies we want to work for the most January 22, 2022 As we all have differing dreams and ambitions, the organisation we want to work for can vary. S ome of us are motivated by working in sectors that offer the most financial gain, whereas others are interested in jobs that can make a real difference in the world. But is there a particular organisation that [...]
Exclusive: More than 9m Britons hope to acquire their first home or buy a new property this year January 22, 2022 One in five UK adults plan to buy a property in 2022, according to a new study that was exclusively shared with City A.M. this morning. new research from Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed. The bridging lender commissioned an independent survey among more than 2,000 UK adults. It found that 18% intend to purchase property this [...]
Drawing crypto comparisons from a 60s French film and inspiration from Brentford January 21, 2022 Monty is watching everyone stare at their shrinking crypto portfolios and scrambling to buy land now that inflation is back.
Business Secretary says households will have to wait until March for help with soaring energy bills January 21, 2022 Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said households must wait until March to find out what help the government can offer for rising energy bills.
December home transactions show ‘strong end to frenzied year’ as markets expected to slow January 21, 2022 According to HMRC data, the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in December 2021 was 100,110. This marks a 20 per cent dip on December 2020 but a 7.6 per cent spike on the prior month. Last year also saw a record level of home transactions of almost 1.5m, the highest since 2007, [...]