Crackdown on criminal landlords: Councils poised to get £4m cash injection in government’s latest bid to tackle rogue landlords Government will give £4m to over 100 councils across England for the plans Some councils will introduce new technology to help tenants report landlords Smartphone apps and tenant complaint systems will be trialled in select areas … Read more
Sports Utility Vehicles – better known as SUVs – continue to be in high demand. Sales are still increasing at a faster pace than any other car type, as more drivers choose jacked-up bulky models over more traditional family hatchbacks, estates and MPVs. But while SUVs might give motorists a raised driving position and an … Read more
Leeds Building Society has ditched early repayment charges on two new fixed rate mortgage deals. It means borrowers can now lock into a fixed rate for up to half a decade without having to pay a penalty if they repay early – a rare opportunity to achieve the certainty of a fixed deal and the flexibility … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Video game maker Codemasters has been hired by the Fast & Furious movie franchise By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 Game on: Codemasters joined London’s junior market, AIM, in June 2018 and is worth £430m What is … Read more
No leader wants to be seen as taking lessons out of the Donald Trump playbook. But, if Boris Johnson is serious about boosting the North, Midlands and other neglected communities, it requires a great deal more than moving a few civil servants out of London and taking control of the failing Arriva-run Northern Rail network. … Read more
Like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1937 song Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, sometimes bosses think two parts of a business are better separated. This might be because a faster-growing division is being held back by the rest of the group, or because the business straddles markets that directors think would be … Read more
Restaurants laying off 30 workers a day amid ‘lethal cocktail’ of rising costs and tax hikes By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 More than 30 restaurant workers in the UK lost their jobs every day last year as closures swept through … Read more
Next bucks the High Street gloom to become a Christmas winner as online sales boom boosts profits By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 Next has emerged as a Christmas winner as an online sales boom boosted its profits. The clothing retailer … Read more
Oil prices ‘could more than double to $150’ if war breaks out between the US and Iran, economists warn By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 Oil prices could more than double to $150 a barrel if war breaks out between the … Read more
Beckingham Palace buyer Neil Utley declares 3% stake in doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 Insurance tycoon Neil Utley has taken a 3 per cent stake in in struggling doorstep lender Non-Standard Finance A colourful City figure has … Read more
DIRECTOR DEALS: Topps Tiles boss Robert Parker awarded shares worth £461,000 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 3 January 2020 The new chief executive of Topps Tiles has been awarded shares worth around £461,000 at today’s prices. Robert Parker, 47, took the top job … Read more
London’s leading tobacco firms lit up the stock market after US authorities announced a less extreme crackdown on e-cigarettes than they had been expecting. Footsie stalwarts British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands had been bracing for a blanket ban on e-cigarette flavours. The US government will eliminate fruit, dessert and mint flavours to curb what … Read more
Debenhams to axe 19 sites ‘within weeks’ as it starts massive programme of store closures By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 3 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 3 January 2020 Debenhams faces a make-or-break year as it begins a massive programme of store closures. Three stores closed last year, 19 … Read more