The value of all construction contracts awarded in January 2020 was £5.5bn based on a three-month rolling average. This is an increase of 18.5% on December 2019 and is also 2.1% ahead of January 2019. In the three-month period ending January 2020, total construction contract awards were valued at £15.6bn which is 7.1% higher than […]
LendInvest, the UK’s leading non-bank property finance lender, has funded a £12m development finance loan in under eight weeks, with a repeat LendInvest borrower. The site is in Wedmore, Somerset – a sought-after location that attracts many visitors every year and was recently hailed as the most attractive village in the county. LendInvest provided finance […]
When you think about all the conventional or standard ways to start a business, using your credit card would certainly fall under the latter category. Most would still opine that it’s never a good idea to start a business through debt, but the times are different today. There are instances when using your credit card […]
The demand for sustainability is as prevalent now as it has ever been. With natural disasters such as the recent Australian bushfires, the devastation caused by global warming is becoming impossible to ignore. Now, more than a quarter (27%) of Britons cite the environment in their top three issues facing the country, and are therefore […]
The demand for flexible working is on the rise, but it’s still a daunting prospect for some employers, who question whether they’ll be able to continue to run a cohesive and profitable business once the floodgates are open. So how is this demand going to be met? “The request for flexible working isn’t a trend […]
Refurbishing your office space may be one of the largest expenses your business has to pay for, so you need to make sure you get it right the first time around. From the available facilities to the look and feel of the office, you need to take into account what will improve your brand image […]
Bison Bank in Lisbon has chosen PSD2 ready software from ndgit, the first provider of dedicated API platforms for banks and insurance companies, to empower its Open Banking platform. ndgit will also provide local technical expertise to accelerate integration of its industry proven, standardised PSD2 solution, helping Bison Bank to fulfil the central functions required […]
Christie & Co France are pleased to announce Philippe Bijaoui has joined the team as managing director. He will oversee supporting the growth of the consulting and transactional activities across the five French offices. Philippe is a hotel real estate professional and has developed cutting-edge expertise in the sector for over twenty five years. His […]
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), which is delivered by British Business Bank has invested a total of £2.5m into businesses based at Alderley Park, Cheshire, the UK’s largest single site life science campus. The £2.5m invested into businesses at Alderley Park forms part of NPIF’s £10m milestone that was recently achieved in the Cheshire […]
It is a strictly limited-edition model, of just 25 examples, priced from a whopping £82,395, but Iain Robertson is tickled pink that Audi is adopting a defiant stance in the dying years of fossil-fuelled supercars, by cocking an inconvenient snook at eco-maniacs. Come on! Face it. Life is too short. The extra damage being wrought […]
