What will an interest rate hike mean for house prices? October 17, 2017 Inflation hit three per cent in September, adding fuel to the fire for commentators calling for a rate hike. There has been talk of a rate rise for years now, although it hasn’t moved above 0.5 per cent since March 2009. The Bank of England hasn’t increased the rate since December 2007, when it began [...]
Co-working space startup Huckletree raises £4.5m in second fundraising round October 11, 2017 Co-working space startup Huckletree has announced a funding round of £4.5m with investment manager Meyer Bergman. Huckletree joins the London-based real estate investment group's portfolio alongside retail space marketplace Appear Here and app company POQ Commerce. The latest round of investment follows a £2.4m Series A fundraising in 2015, and will support the London based [...]
Online estate agent Emoov raises £9m in latest funding round August 21, 2017 Online estate agent Emoov has raised £9m in its latest investment round, CityAM can reveal. The group said the new injection of funding brings its enterprise value to £40m. Emoov is planning to plug the money into its technology platform and marketing. The company said the latest fundraising included personal involvement from Gaby Salem [...]
Queen’s 91st birthday flypast 2017: How to watch it, what time it’s happening and which RAF aircraft are taking part June 17, 2017 The Queen's 91st birthday may have been and gone, but Her Majesty is still getting presents from her subjects – the next will be a flypast, taking place today. If you're interested, here's everything you need to know about the big event: What time will the flypast start? The flypast will begin at 1pm today, [...]
FBI director confirms agency is investigating links between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign March 20, 2017 FBI director James Comey has confirmed the security agency is investigating allegations that Russia had an influence over President Trump's campaign ahead of last year's election, and revealed the probe began last July. Comey was testifying to the US House of Representatives intelligence committee, along with National Security Agency director Admiral Mike Rogers. It is unusual [...]
Sterling drops against the dollar and the euro after Theresa May confirms Article 50 trigger date as 29 March March 20, 2017 The pound has pared earlier gains against both the dollar and the euro, after the trigger date for Brexit negotiations was confirmed this morning. Sterling was up against the dollar, hitting around $1.2431, and the euro, at €1.1546, in earlier trading, but has since declined. At pixel time, the pound was at $1.2383 and €1.152 [...]
Theresa May confirms she will trigger Article 50 on Wednesday 29 March, kicking off Brexit process March 20, 2017 The kick-off date for the Brexit process has been confirmed as Wednesday 29 March. The UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, contacted EU council president Donald Tusk today to provide advance notice of the launch of Brexit talks. May will contact Tusk directly to launch negotiations. A spokesperson for May said: "We have always been [...]
International Day of Happiness: Over one third of UK adults are unhappy at work, survey reveals March 20, 2017 It might be International Day of Happiness, but for more than one third of the UK's workers every day is unhappy, if new research is to be believed. According to a survey of 2,000 full-time employees, conducted by people management firm Lee Hecht Harrison Penna, 36 per cent of workers view work in negative terms, [...]
RBS and HSBC remove advertising from Google over extremist content with M&S planning to follow suit March 20, 2017 RBS and HSBC have removed advertising from Google over extremist content, and Marks & Spencer is planning to follow suit, it has been revealed. [custom id="108"]
Disruption on the DLR leads to Monday morning rush hour delays for City commuters March 20, 2017 City commuters are facing disruption this morning, with delays on the Docklands Light Railway. Transport for London warned of severe delays on the line between Canary Wharf/Poplar and Bank, and said it was due to a person ill on a train earlier. https://twitter.com/LondonDLR/status/843723794778902529
