A community in Essex is fighting back against the banks that have cynically abandoned it – with plans to open the country’s first shared branch. The 18,000-strong town of Rochford saw its last bank close three years ago when Barclays pulled out. A year earlier NatWest quit the community while previously Lloyds turned its back … Read more
Commute full time? No thanks: Vast majority of white-collar workers do not want to return to the office By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 17 July 2020 The vast majority of white-collar workers do not want to return to the office full time following … Read more
£230billion commercial property crash: Treasury watchdog sounds the alarm as millions work from home By Matt Oliver and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 17 July 2020 Commercial property prices look set to plunge as white-collar workers shun the office, the Treasury watchdog has warned. … Read more
Taxpayers set to miss out in plan to build new town on historic land which the Crown Estate sold for just £12.5m By Tom Witherow and Simon Trump for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 17 July 2020 The taxpayer stands to miss out on hundreds of millions … Read more
China on track for ‘V-shaped’ recovery, but hopes Britain’s economy will come ‘roaring back’ fade By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 China’s economy is on track for a ‘V-shaped’ recovery as hopes for a rapid rebound in Britain fade. Official figures … Read more
Mortgages and other loans are set to become harder to find over the coming months as the coronavirus pandemic causes banks to pull back from lending. Experts fear the UK could be heading for another credit crunch as lenders are becoming more reluctant to get money out of the door, despite demand from households and … Read more
Staveley was simply ‘promoting herself’: High-flying financier branded a publicity seeker in High Court case against Barclays By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 High-flying financier Amanda Staveley has been branded a publicity seeker as her High Court case against Barclays was … Read more
Goldman Sachs bankers on course for a 24% pay rise after pandemic sparks upsurge in trading and investments By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 Bankers at Goldman Sachs are on course for a 24 per cent pay rise this year, despite … Read more
Dixons Carphone axes dividend as profits halve: Electronics chain warns of ‘weakening’ consumer spending By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Dixons Carphone axed its final dividend in a fresh blow to investors after annual profits more than halved. Warning of ‘weakening’ spending … Read more
Red Wall voters bash Boris as last English coal mining firm is forced to announce lay-offs due to planning delays By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘letting down’ northern voters who helped him win a … Read more