Buy-to-let lender Landbay has announced the launch of a brand-new product transfer offering, bringing new efficiencies and greater options to brokers and their landlord clients. The new service enables brokers to start the process of helping clients switch to a new rate up to three months before their current deal ends, providing brokers with a […]
Centre for London’s latest report outlines how London’s sub-regional economies (in West, North, East and South London) are critical to unlocking London’s economic potential. Greater London, excluding Central London, contributes just under £35bn to the Treasury in VAT and other product taxes. In comparison, the combined contribution of both Scotland and Wales stands at £36.2bn. It’s clear […]
New research from American Express reveals three key trends in how UK consumers plan to prioritise their spend in the year ahead. Surveying 2,000 adults, the findings include: Experience Seekers: Brits are looking forward to an experience-filled 2025, with appetite for attending bigger events alongside smaller, regular treats. Savvy Spenders: Shoppers want more bang for their buck, which […]
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “There’s an overarching sense of calm in the air, perhaps a little unnerving given the storm of political drama we’ve become accustomed too since Tump took office. The FTSE 100 opened flat this morning, and after posting another record high yesterday it’s still riding on a wave of […]
:Xeinadin, one of the leading professional services firms in the UK and Ireland, has announced the acquisition of CB Reid Limited. It comes less than one month after the acquisition of Landmark. CB Reid specialises in providing accountancy, financial and taxation expertise to individuals, businesses, corporations, public bodies, charities and professional practices. They have a particular […]
Business confidence amongst UK CEOs is growing, despite ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook survey. The survey, which evaluates optimism levels and provides insights on capital allocation, investment and transformation strategies, found that 82% of UK CEOs felt very or somewhat optimistic about the business landscape over the next 12 […]
A third (34%) of contract workers, such as gig workers on online platforms and independent contractors, are reliant on credit to pay household bills, almost three times the UK average (13%), finds new research from responsible lender, Creditspring. With an estimated 1.1 million people having missed the 31 January deadline to file their Self Assessment tax returns, […]
Bristol Zoological Society has exchanged contracts with independent housebuilder, Acorn Property Group, on the sale of the former Bristol Zoo Gardens site in Clifton, Bristol. The exchange, facilitated by Savills, follows planning consent in April 2023 for the creation of 196 new homes (20% affordable), a new public park with year-round access, opening up the […]
NatWest Group has announced an updated package of targeted lending and support for UK social housing, aimed at supporting local housing authorities and homeowners alike in the face of ongoing economic pressures. Through a new ambition of £7.5bn of lending (New funding gross of repayments and amortisations) over three years from 1 January 2024 to […]
According to research from Heligan Group, M&A deals rose by 20% across the healthcare sector in 2024, rising from 227 to 282. This was dominated by health and social care, with 121 deals at 43% of the deal sector volume, followed by pharma and life sciences at 77 deals, medical equipment and devices at 49 and healthcare […]
