✍️ There is nothing that symbolises the split personality of the Conservative Party as much as the number of factions currently conniving. Sadly for journalists, these factions are awaking from their slumbers and penning serious and detailed budget proposals.
@lucykenningham
THE Great British High Street in 2023: Full of tech and hyper-local but still with 17th century touches
In order to save the High Street, one may need to go back in time.
In fact, its future lies 400 yrs in the past --> https://t.co/2cFd9YOzSf
#HighStreet#Retail#2023trends
City Exclusive: How rising legal star Natasha Harrison is taking on London’s Magic Circle firms
Harrison told this paper the City can expect a tsunami in litigation, restructures and M&A claims, all post Covid trends --> https://t.co/zFHcgmB0wD
#Litigation#Law#MagicCircle
BUY-to-let landlords in shock as mortgages skyrocket by record 286%
The average monthly repayment for landlords has climbed from £656 to £917, an increase of 40%.
With interest-only mortgages, it is a jump of 286% --> https://t.co/S32QAeQa7x
#BuytoLet#Mortgages#Landlords
EXCL - Reduction in capital gains allowance prompts mass exodus of landlords looking to sell quickly
The reduction is such an 'enormous unwelcome blow' that the number of landlords looking to sell hits a 13-year high --> https://t.co/gKZVsE5x4p
#CGT#Tax#Landlords#Rental
Revealed: £82bn in rental properties across UK are occupied by fraudsters and criminals
The rental market has long been a target for criminals as roughly 5% of all rental stock is being let to fraudsters and money launderers --> https://t.co/qEe1EPeaD4
#Property#Criminals
Revealed: £82bn in rental properties across UK are occupied by fraudsters and criminals
The rental market has long been a target for criminals as roughly 5% of all rental stock is let to fraudsters and money launderers -->> https://t.co/oLtlxAsXF3
#Rental#Property#Criminals
Jaw dropping: UK inflation hits highest level in 40 years at 11.1%
This is higher than economists had forecast and marks the highest level since January 1982, largely powered by gas prices, up by 130 per cent so far this year --> https://t.co/SSQCqMjG3c
#Inflation#CPI#Energy
EXCL - The WhatsApp scandal in banking and its place in the City
Inappropriate use of WhatsApp has been at the centre of several banking scandals this year.
Will watchdogs now zoom in on other players, such as asset managers? --> https://t.co/Bp3gTOu8yx
#WhatsApp#Banking
Home working with poor broadband costs UK £60bn per year
Technical issues with broadband – including delays and call dropouts – have led to an average loss of £1,000 per worker --> https://t.co/6sZ1EzooSQ
#Workingfromhome#hybridwork#Broadband#Work#WFH#WorkFromHome
No need for EU: UK strikes major post-Brexit science and research deal with Switzerland ---> https://t.co/3eclla55v9
#Brexit#Academic#Science#Research
Home sellers in for a shock as house prices DROP across UK and overall growth slows
Price growth slowdown for first-time buyers is even more notable as home values in Britain see the biggest monthly fall since 2021 --> https://t.co/1f2bLg9ecV
#Homes#houseprices#homebuyers
Global food prices drop to lowest levels since invasion of Ukraine
The price of vegetable oils, dairy, meat and sugar fell sharply over the summer after peaking in the immediate aftermath of the invasion --> https://t.co/jwFqZCDYao
#Food#Oil#Dairy#Meat#Sugar#Foodprices
Rise in capital gains tax on the cards as Chancellor Hunt scrambles to raise £50bn
Hunt is also considering an increase in dividend tax, in a move that would come as a blow to entrepreneurs ---> https://t.co/AQ8HMuRJwA
#CapitalGainsTax#CGT#Tax#Dividend#Taxes#BlackHole