Regulations to ensure greater transparency come after string of shareholder revolts in 2018Britain’s biggest listed companies will be forced to justify the pay gap between chief executives and their workforce as part of rules that come into force on New Year’s Day.The pay-ratio regulations are part of government efforts to improve transparency around executive remuneration. They follow a string...
Expectations, demand and sales expectations all down in latest market snapshotBrexit uncertainty and a lack of affordability in some areas continue to stifle the UK housing market, leaving Britain’s estate agentswith their gloomiest view of property values in 10 years.The latest monthly snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) shows a further weakening of the market, with...
I’m worried I’ll lose my bonuses in a help-to-buy Isa and/or relief from stamp duty land taxQ My partner and I are looking to buy our first home in London together so have both been saving in help-to-buy Isa accounts. However, I am soon inheriting a share of a property in Finland. I understand that this apparently ruins my...
Value of retail property will slump as shift to online giants continues, says reportA further 175,000 jobs will be shed from struggling UK high streets this year and the value of retail property will slump as the boom in online shopping and rise of giants such as Amazon continue to take their toll, research warns.More than 23,000 shops are forecast to...
Purchasing a multifamily home can be a savvy way to generate passive income and build wealth. Multifamily mortgages are available for buyers of duplexes, as well as of three- and four-unit dwellings.Multifamily homes with up to four units are considered residential for the purpose of financing. You can buy them with mortgages like those used to buy single-family homes.Multifamily...
Sales of houses worth over £10m tripled after sterling slumped following Brexit voteThe global super-rich have taken advantage of the Brexit-induced decline in the value of sterling to buy up three times as many £10m-plus luxury homes as before the referendum vote.Some 300 homes sold for more than £10m each in the tax year to April 2017 (the latest...
Renters could save about £272 on average from June, but agents may seek to claw cash backIt may be a little chilly for dancing in the streets, but those who rent their home have had two things to celebrate in January.The first was official data showing that average rents rose by just 1% in 2018, a fraction of...
We’re planning to return to the UK from Australia and wonder whether we can get a mortgageQ We are a couple both aged 76 who are currently living in Australia. However, we would like to return to the UK to be with family as we no longer have any relatives in Australia. My husband is English and I am...
Tenants are being offered schemes that do away with the need for large amounts upfront Scraping together a deposit on a new flat is always tough for tenants, with the average amount demanded now more than £1,400 in England and Wales. Would you rather pay an insurance fee of about £300 – which you won’t get back – or...
Facebook and the nonprofit Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are among the participants in a new group that's promising to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to expanding the availability of affordable housing in the Bay Area.The group — the Partnership for the Bay's Future — said on Thursday that it's creating two funds. The first is an investment fund that...

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