City grandee and Kingfisher chair Andrew Cosslett to step down after seven years
The City grandee chairman of the owner of B&Q will not stand for re-election, it was announced on Monday, a move which follows a string of profit warnings at the firm.
The campaign to divest from BP and Shell isn’t working. Here’s why
The campaign for institutional investors to divest from oil giants like BP and Shell hasn't made any progress due to the companies' strength on indexes, a new study has found.
Sadiq Khan pledges to eliminate rough sleeping by 2030, if re-elected
Sadiq Khan has pledged to eliminate rough sleeping in London by 2030, if re-elected as mayor of London.
Next REIT to go? Balanced Commercial Property joins long list mulling sale
In a stock exchange announcement today, Balanced Commercial Property's board said it would be kicking off a strategic review to consider the future of the trust.
Google backs £9.5m London legal tech firm which ‘combines AI with human lawyers’
Google Ventures (GV) has led a seed round worth £9.5m to fund legal tech company Lawhive, along with participation from Episode 1 Ventures.
Is your electric bike safe? Folding bicycle maker Brompton backs new law to tighten rules
Brompton Bicycles has backed a proposed new law designed to ensure only safe e-bike batteries come to market.
Former ‘Vote Leave’ Brexit HQ to be transformed into London flats
An Abu Dhabi backed property group has bought Westminster Tower - the building which formerly housed Brexit's Vote Leave headquarters - for £41m with plans to turn the office block into a new residen
Former Manchester United star files £750k claim against St. James’s Place representative
Earlier this year, his legal team at Thomas Mansfield Solicitors filed a claim to the Financial List of the High Court against London-based Klipp Wealth Management (KWM Wealth).
London listing looms for Zopa as fintech hits annual profit for first time in ‘landmark’ year
"2023 was a landmark year as we achieved our first full year of profitability, grew to over a million customers, and maintained our market leading net promoter score," Jaidev Janardana, CEO at Zopa Ba
Furniture Village hit by ‘fragile economic backdrop’ as sales falter
A fall in customers visiting both its stores and website hit sales at Furniture Village during its latest financial year.