Straight-talking Amanda Blanc looks to put wind in Aviva’s sails
The firm could be separated into life and non-life divisions, or UK and international, for example. Significant divestments could offer...
Analysis
Stamp duty holiday would make 88pc of English property transactions tax-free
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce plans for a temporary stamp duty holiday that could save the average English...
An autumn stamp duty holiday will paralyse the property market
The current, fragile property market is like a house of cards: one gust of wind and it will all come...
230,000 renters to lose their homes in summer of evictions
Almost 230,000 renters could lose their home when the Government’s ban on evictions comes to an end in August. An estimated...
Big Tech companies have got universities in their sights
“Part of our education system is doing what they need – our Caltechs and MITs and so on are doing...
Agents warn of a bubble in frenzied country property market led by fleeing Londoners
Coronavirus has brought a dramatic change. Fiona Pengelly of Strutt & Parker estate agents in Salisbury said: “Since the market...
Millions of retail, hospitality and travel workers ‘may never retire’, warns pension firm
Millions of workers in sectors most affected by the lockdown may never be able to retire and could face a...
Sunak mulls new lifelines for Covid-struck firms
The Treasury is considering ways of making it easier for businesses to access coronavirus support loans - ahead of expected...
Super Saturday proves to be more like a damp squib
It was hyperbolically billed as Super Saturday. The day when lockdown would relax and England would have so many of its...
OneWeb is an exciting but risky gamble for taxpayers
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is pressing ahead with Starlink, the satellite broadband arm of SpaceX, which has the advantage of its...
