Change is in the air and if you’ve been putting off your plans to put your home on the market, now might be the time to make a move. The housing market looks set to play a key role in Keir Starmer’s government, which aims to boost house building, affordability and economic growth. This is … Read more
Hire a lawyer, clean up and don’t try to time the market Change is in the air and if you’ve been putting off your plans to put your home on the market, now might be the time to make a move. The housing market looks set to play a key role in Keir Starmer’s government, … Read more
Protecting pensions: what tax changes could come under the new government? In tax year 23/24 I contributed approximately £100,000 to my pension, taking advantage of the abolition of the lifetime exemption and using unused exemptions from previous years. I want to withdraw my pension now to avoid possible tax changes or anti-forestalling legislation from a … Read more
Many small towns are mourning the loss of their community centre. Whether it was a pub, bank, post office or GP surgery, these places are disappearing too quickly from our high streets. But one town in south-east Cornwall has redeveloped its own centre, a town fit for a caring community that looks to the future … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shari Redstone has agreed to sell Hollywood group Paramount to independent film studio Skydance, ending her family’s involvement in the company her grandfather founded in 1936. The merger, which values the new company at $28 billion, … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The growing interest of US financial institutions in contracts that allow people to bet on future events is fueling new growth in a market best known for the battle over regulation of the legality of betting … Read more
Stay up to date with free updates Simply register for the Pension sector myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. Brookfield has filed to set up an insurance business in the United Kingdom, a move that will allow one of the world’s largest private equity groups to benefit from a wave of British companies shedding … Read more
Victoria Feldman and Tomas Berzins’ rise in fashion is a story not unlike that of other emerging talents. The designers met in 2009 at the French fashion school Esmod. During their studies, Berzins worked for Alexander Wang, while Feldman gained experience at the LVMH-owned department store Le Bon Marché. Upon graduating in 2011, they invested … Read more
A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more
A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more