Buying a house is the largest purchase most of us will make in a lifetime – but it may be cheaper for some than for others. Cash buyers now pay £28,000 less on average for a home than those relying on a mortgage, and the ‘cash discount’ has risen by 12.4 per cent in just [...]
Crypto and digital assets emerged as the third most popular investment of the past 12 months, driven by a 49 per cent surge in online searches. Whisky and Wealth Club’s research highlighted cryptocurrencies as one of the top three performing alternative investment sectors, alongside peer-to-peer lending and music royalties. Despite their notorious volatility, digital assets [...]
Asli Ertonguc, Area Director Western Europe for BAT The UK has set its sights on becoming ‘smoke-free’ by 2030. This is a bold andcommendable ambition, and one which BAT UK supports. Yet, a lack of actionaround underage vaping and an increase of illicit vapes has diminished trust in therole of vaping at a precarious moment [...]
DC Thomson, the publishing group behind the likes of Stylist, Press & Journal and The Beano, has surged back into profit and recovering from a £161m loss. The Dundee-headquartered business has jumped to a pre-tax profit of £93.8m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The results also [...]