Every week, The Telegraph’s Property Doctors bring expertise on renovations and DIY, interiors, buying and selling, lettings, legal issues and taxes. Send your questions to [email protected] Q I have owned and lived in my house from 1998 until November 2016 when my husband I moved into my mother’s house to look […]
Property purchases collapse as surveyors issue lower house price valuations
Home buyers and sellers have been left in limbo as surveyors have dramatically reduced property valuations in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis. With house prices falling in many areas and transaction levels down, surveyors have started to issue more cautious estimates amid fears that properties could be overvalued. A […]
If you think this pandemic shows the limits of globalisation, think again
The flipside of becoming less reliant on foreign inputs is, of course, becoming more reliant on domestic ones. In this crisis, for example, we faced lockdowns, business closures, and sick workers just like everybody else. Four food factories had big Covid-19 outbreaks, requiring closures and reduced capacity. You probably didn’t […]
Dyson to cut 900 jobs with one in six UK workers axed
Dyson is cutting 600 of its 4,000 staff in the UK as the consumer goods maker restructures following the lockdown. Redundancies will be spread across the business but largely focused on retail roles, such as Dyson employees working in concessions in department stores. Customer service positions at the company’s headquarters […]
Wingstop preps 24-hour virtual DJ party for National Chicken Wing Day
Dive Brief: Chain restaurant Wingstop is celebrating National Chicken Wing Day on July 29 with a virtual party and giveaway, the company shared with Marketing Dive via press release. The brand is hosting a 24-hour virtual DJ festival for Wingstop Wing Day (WSWD). Beginning at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July […]
American Eagle channels TikTok culture for virtually produced back-to-school campaign
Dive Brief: American Eagle Outfitters is rolling out a back-to-school campaign that was directed, shot and produced through digital communications app Zoom, according to a news release. The effort emulates the production style of TikTok videos and features a mix of phone photography, Polaroid and camera film capture. The seasonal […]
Kia Motors gears up blockbuster-like video ad to flaunt vehicles
Dive Brief: Kia Motors released a new 13-part film called “The Features Film” on YouTube promoting eight of its vehicles, the company announced in a press release. The video campaign aims to deliver blockbuster-style movie experiences in a year when most movie theaters around the country remain closed. Inspired by […]
Quaker Chewy creates online summer camp site
Dive Brief: The Quaker Oats Company’s brand Quaker Chewy created a program of fun summer activity ideas for families whose summer camps have been canceled, according to a press release from the PepsiCo subsidiary. The NoCampNoProblem.com website features camp-themed activities, games and crafts. The brand partnered with actor and singer […]
The tax levers Sunak could pull to tackle our soaring debt pile
Even in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime economic crisis, Rishi Sunak is the most popular man in Government and the most liked Chancellor since Gordon Brown’s heyday. But after a whirlwind five months doling out huge economic aid, Sunak’s honeymoon could soon draw to a close. On launching the spending review […]
How China’s influence extends deep into the UK economy
“No economy in the world is as open to Chinese investment as the UK,” declared George Osborne on a visit in 2015. Few Western nations would make such a claim today, but the then-Chancellor was on an unapologetic charm offensive that took him to Beijing skyscrapers, interviews on bullet trains and […]