By Zygimantas Mascinskas A floating swimming pool, thousands of residents and a growing restaurant scene are changing the Docklands financial district. But turning office footfall into a neighbourhood economy brings new risks for the businesses expected to make it work. Where Canary Wharf’s docks once served commerce and its towers later came to symbolise London…
By Carla Rosch Caz Dennett was taken to court over £650 last year. A Weymouth County Court judge ruled that she had to pay the sewage bills she owed Wessex Water. For years, the 53-year-old campaigner and social scientist had been actively organising and participating in local protests in the south coast of Dorset, frustrated…
Office vacancy rates in central London are falling, pointing to a recovery in demand for workspace after the pandemic. But the rebound is uneven, with companies increasingly favouring newer, high-quality buildings while older offices struggle to attract tenants. In the City, vacancy rates have dropped to around 9.2 per cent, a five-year low, according to…
Rachel Reeves has announced an immediate reduction of capital gains tax relief for Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) from 100 percent to 50 percent. The move aims to preserve an incentive for these types of companies while supporting government forecasts for increasing revenue from £14bn this year to £30bn by 2030. This is estimated to raise…
