Ministers consider £2bn levy on developers as families face £15bn bill for safe homes after Grenfell

Big building firms face a multi-billion-pound levy to help families pay to repair homes with dangerous cladding in the wake of the Grenfell fire. It could a mean a levy on all high rise flats and possibly a separate charge on major developments to atone for building tens of thousands of flats and homes with … Read more

Millions are stuck with fire-trap homes after Grenfell blaze… and they are being hit by £2bn bill

Homeowners in dangerous buildings are being hit with crippling bills because ministers have ‘buried their heads in the sand’ since the Grenfell disaster. About four million people are affected, with more than a million flat-owners paying £2.2billion a year for safety measures and extra insurance. The scandal, which has left families stuck in fire traps … Read more

Millions are stuck with fire-trap homes after Grenfell blaze… and they are being hit by £2bn bill

Homeowners in dangerous buildings are being hit with crippling bills because ministers have ‘buried their heads in the sand’ since the Grenfell disaster. About four million people are affected, with more than a million flat-owners paying £2.2billion a year for safety measures and extra insurance. The scandal, which has left families stuck in fire traps … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Hopes for take-off at IAG as airline lands £2bn loan

British Airways owner IAG had a torrid 2020, to put it lightly, but things are looking up for Britain’s flag carrier after it secured a £2billion loan yesterday that it will be able to start tapping into this month. The facility has been underwritten by banks and partly by UK Export Finance, a Government arm … Read more

UK chip maker Graphcore valued at £2bn as it eyes London float

UK chip maker valued at £2.1bn as it eyes float: Nvidia rival Graphcore on path to London listing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 08:17 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 08:17 GMT, 30 December 2020 Bristol-based company Graphcore has raised another £162million from investors, setting pulses racing that the chip designer could … Read more

Businesses on the warpath as High Street loses £2bn a week in lockdown

Businesses leaders on the warpath as High Street loses £2bn a week in lockdown By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 17 November 2020 Business leaders yesterday slammed the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and said the lockdown in England has left thousands of … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Relief for Rolls-Royce as it secures £2bn cash call

Rolls-Royce bosses will be breathing a sigh of relief after it completed a bumper £2billion fundraising that will unlock even more emergency cash. Britain’s flagship engineering group was aiming to sell 6.5bn new shares to existing investors in what is known as a rights issue. Rolls earns a hefty chunk of its money from maintaining … Read more

Scottish Mortgage defends £2bn Tesla stake

Scottish Mortgage defends £2bn Tesla holding after selling out of Facebook and shrinking Amazon stake By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 November 2020 Britai’s oldest investment trust has defended its near-£2billion stake in Tesla after selling out of Facebook and trimming its holding … Read more

Bezos cashes in £2bn with Amazon shares up more than 70% this year

Bezos cashes in £2bn with Amazon shares up more than 70% this year as pandemic drives more shoppers online By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 5 November 2020 Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has sold more than £2billion of shares as he cashes in on … Read more

China’s richest man Jack Ma loses £2bn after Ant float is blocked

China’s richest man loses £2bn in one day after Ant Group float is blocked by Beijing By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 November 2020 China’s richest man Jack Ma had more than £2billion wiped off his fortune in one day after Beijing blocked … Read more