16 h. ago Sadiq Khan demands axing of London arms fair saying it offends asylum seekers and is 'inappropriate' during Israel's Gaza campaign

Sadiq Khan hit out at the DSEI event being held from September 9-12, insisting the capital should not be used as a 'marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons'.

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4 d. ago RBC Capital Markets moves New York dealmaker Kretschmer to London

RBC Capital Markets moves New York dealmaker Kretschmer to London  Financial News London

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7 d. ago Amsterdam’s squatter wars are back – and wealthy Dutch homeowners have only themselves to blame | Senay Boztas

Those already on the property ladder are fuelling a shameful disparity. Until they wake up, the krakers will keep comingThe late Dutch author and Holocaust survivor Marga Minco once wrote about an empty house in Amsterdam where she and a group of artists and students took refuge towards the end of the second world war. Last month, the house she lived in for decades was squatted by a new generation of the dispossessed. In the Dutch capital’s overpriced, overcrowded housing market, where homes fetch more per square metre on average than they do in London, the squatters, or krakers, are back.They are the byproduct of a crisis that has spiralled out of control, in which growing anger is justifiably focused on a startling and unsustainable unfairness: the cost of the country’s generous tax breaks for homeowners, who make up more than half of the population, is being borne by hard-working tenants. The return of squatting is a symptom of a public mood that is increasingly furious about the...

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1 week ago London trading firm LO:TECH secures $5 million seed round, plans broader on

London trading firm LO:TECH secures $5 million seed round, plans broader on-chain capital markets push  theblock.co

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2 w. ago London's IPO Revival: A Strategic Shift in European Capital Markets

London's IPO Revival: A Strategic Shift in European Capital Markets  AInvest

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2 w. ago Visma's London IPO: A Catalyst for UK Market Revival and European Tech Listings

Visma's London IPO: A Catalyst for UK Market Revival and European Tech Listings  AInvest

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2 w. ago Avison Young names capital markets head; Cushman shuffles London leasing pack; New Homes England chief

Avison Young names capital markets head; Cushman shuffles London leasing pack; New Homes England chief  CoStar

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3 w. ago Sir Martin Sorrell's troubled ad group S4 Capital in merger talks with rival MSQ

The proposal from MSQ Partners marks the latest upheaval for the advertising industry amid the rise of AI.

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3 w. ago Hotel prices go supersonic as Oasis gigs clash with Edinburgh Fringe

An influx of music fans is piling pressure on the Scottish capital’s strained accommodation market

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