Threat to pensions

In some countries – Argentina, Hungary, Portugal – governments have already expropriated private-sector pension funds as a means of dealing with serious financial problems. There are “warning tremors” that such policies of seizure could spread to developed...

Cut In Fuel Duty Will Boost Economy

The campaign group FairFuelUK, supported by leading fuelcard reseller The Fuelcard Company, has welcomed the initial findings of a major report to be published this week by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) which shows that a cut of 2.5p per litre...

Entrepreneurial Spirit Under Pressure

Latest Aviva SME Pulse reveals one in four SME owners are considering returning to the workforce as an employee. A third say they have lost the enthusiasm to run their own business. Half say there has been a decline in the money drawn from their business for personal...

The Changing Face of Estate Agency

Traditional estate agency is making way for lower cost, localised sales and lettings franchises, says property and lettings expert Sussanne Chambers, managing director of HomeXperts. The New Year is started and this is always a time for reflection, as the trends of...

High value Prime Central London

It is apparent that the Eurozone crisis and David Cameron’s protectionist stance with regard to the City and financial services industry has provoked strong interest in high value Prime Central London property.  We have seen over the last two weeks an unusual amount...