If there is one thing that is clear three months out from the Autumn Budget, it is that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hike taxes. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), …
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Landsec sells government office building to hotel giant
A Westminster building owned by property giant Landsec, which has played host to major government offices, has been sold to a group bidding to lead Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans. The …
More than 200 pubs closed in six months amid tax hikes
Eight pubs a week shut their doors for good across the UK over the first half of the year amid rising tax and labour costs, according to new figures. Industry …
Rightmove: Average price tag on home has fallen £10,000 over summer
The average price tag on a home has tumbled by more than £10,000 across the summer, falling by nearly £5,000 month-on-month in August alone, according to a property website. Across …
The five fintech segments to watch
Global fintech funding slumped to its worst half-year in five years in the first six months of 2025. Investment reached $44bn (£32.47bn), falling from $54.2bn the year prior, whilst the …
Want a better workforce? Help shape it then
If employers want young people with future-facing skills, they must become more involved in education, writes Chris Hayward The UK faces a critical talent crunch. The twin forces of artificial …
Sorry Nigel, appointing business leaders to government never actually works
Taking successful people from the business world and putting them in government sounds like a good idea, but history proves otherwise, Nigel, writes Eliot Wilson It is one of the …
Banks ombudsman fights for relevance amid Treasury crackdown
The Financial Ombudsman Service is battling against a litany of obstacles as the government looks to “fundamentally” change its regulatory makeup. The organisation was rocked earlier this year by a …
Exclusive: UK football clubs owe £1m in tax to HMRC
Twenty lower league football clubs in the UK have fallen into arrears to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), according to date from chartered accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine …
Is Perplexity’s $34.5bn bid for Google Chrome strictly a power move?
Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5bn (£25.4bn) all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, in a move that some analysts say is as much about signalling intent …