Foodbanks are a growth sector in 21st century Britain

Foodbanks are a growth sector in 21st century Britain

It came as a shock to read recently that the foodbank in Eastbourne is now the busiest in the UK. Nine years ago, I visited this foodbank to do an article for... Read more »
London Tech Week opens to record-breaking investment in UK tech sector

London Tech Week opens to record-breaking investment in UK tech sector

Aerial views of the London skyline UK tech companies have raised more venture capital funding in the first five months of 2022 than in the whole of 2020, according to new figures.... Read more »
Revealed – London worst region for property sector …

Revealed – London worst region for property sector …

Authorised by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team (NTSEALT), the Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is considered a consumer redress... Read more »
Buy-to-let sector heats up rent rises tempt landlords…

Buy-to-let sector heats up rent rises tempt landlords…

New analysis from Knight Frank suggests that rent rises are tempting landlords back into the market. It found that, in some cases, the rental market has outpaced the sales market. While Nationwide... Read more »
Welsh private sector output expands shows latest NatWest research

Welsh private sector output expands shows latest NatWest research

Output in the Welsh public sector achieved a marked expansion in February, according to new research from NatWest. Its Wales business activity index – which measures the month-on-month change in the combined... Read more »
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Best year ever for UK tech sector with £26bn in VC, 116 unicorns, record London listings and more jobs

Tuesday 28 December 2021 11:59 am Shoreditch, the beating heart of UK’s tech scene The UK tech sector looks back on its best year ever, raking in £26bn in venture capital, record... Read more »
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UK tech sector achieves best year ever as success feeds cities outside London

New levelling up power tech league revealed Cambridge is the leading regional tech city in the UK thanks to its combination of high levels of VC funding, venture capital rounds, advertised tech... Read more »
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Help London’s rental sector – agent’s plea to gov…

A leading agent and member of the Propertymark board says London’s letting agencies and private rental sector need government help – and fast. Greg Tsuman, lettings director of Martyn Gerrard Estate Agents... Read more »
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UK tech sector raised record-breaking £13.5bn in first half of 2021

T he UK tech sector raised £13.5 billion in the first six months of the year, almost three times more than the same period a year ago, according to new data. Companies... Read more »
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Stamp Duty slashes size of buy to let sector claims a…

The 5 years because the introduction of the three per cent stamp responsibility surcharge on extra properties has led to a pointy fall within the size of the non-public rental sector. Research... Read more »