Communities Secretary Michael Gove has signalled the Government will make a fresh bid to scrap environmental rules to boost housebuilding. The House of Lords last month defeated an attempt by ministers to scrap EU-era rules that force developers to mitigate the impact new homes have on river health. Earlier inContinue Reading
Limited progress has been made on tackling sexism in the City of London, with women still “battling their way to the top”, MPs have been told. Financier Baroness Helena Morrissey told parliamentarians there were “big pockets of no improvement whatsoever” when it came to gender parity in the Square Mile.Continue Reading
The competition watchdog is to investigate boiler brand Worcester Bosch over whether it misled shoppers with confusing or inaccurate green claims. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the investigation will focus on whether marketing claims for the firm’s so-called “hydrogen-blend ready” home boilers, which cost between £1,500 and £3,200,Continue Reading
Claire Johnson, a partner in Clarke Willmott’s private capital team, looks at the implications associated with the so-called ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ and how parents can make informed choices about contributing to their child’s property purchase. We talk about the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ to describe parents givingContinue Reading
We spoke to Gareth Lloyd, who explains how, along with his business partner Greg, they started White Lion Foods What do you do at White Lion Foods and Truly Nuts? I’m the Co-Founder and CEO of Truly Nuts and the Co-Founder and Chairman of White Lion Foods. What was theContinue Reading
Average pay growth rose above inflation for the first time in almost two years, in a sign that the squeeze on living costs may be starting to ease. Wages rose at an annual rate of 7.8% between June and August, figures show. That was higher than average inflation over theContinue Reading
Menopause. It’s a hot topic of conversation for individuals and businesses alike, but with such a stigma still attached to it, the conversation around the menopause certainly packs a punch. Every single person with female reproductive organs will experience the menopause – or ‘The Change’ – at some stage in theirContinue Reading
Rolls-Royce Holdings has confirmed plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs as part of the new chief executive’s plan to simplify the company’s management structure. The aircraft engine manufacturer said that it wanted to create a “simpler, more efficient and effective organisation” by removing between 2,000 to 2,500 roles worldwide.Continue Reading
iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, today announces a new funding line with initial commitments of £200 million from Barclays and Värde Partners. In January this year, iwoca secured an increase and extension to its existing funding line, with long-standing partner Pollen Street Capital – from £125 million toContinue Reading
Yahel, 13, was killed along with her mother, Lianne, while her elder sister, Noiya, 16, and her father, Eli, are still missing, the BBC reported. The teenager, whose family name has not been revealed, disappeared after militants attacked Kibbutz Be’eri and killed her British-born mother. The 13-year-old’s death was confirmedContinue Reading
