

Did you hear that the UK was in recession was a question that popped up at the pub in the last week or so. The resounding replies were “and waters wet.” A generation of young people simultaneously not bothered. If you ask our parents though, the word recession will...
Should young people care about the recession?

Russia’s economy is now completely driven by the war in Ukraine – it cannot afford to lose, but nor can it afford to win
Two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is still facing an unprecedented number of economic sanctions. It has been excluded from major global financial services, and around €260 billion (£222 billion) of its central bank assets have...
Russia’s economy is now completely driven by the war in Ukraine – it cannot afford to lose, but nor can it afford to win

Carillion call
Thank goodness sense has prevailed and the Government has withdrawn its ridiculous attempt to take the non-executives overseeing Carillion to court for alleged failures. Carillion failed ignominiously and it was no-one’s finest hour, so it was right that serious...
Carillion call

Marriage Value Abolition: Why it will and should happen
This article has been written by Linz Darlington, managing director of Homehold which offer an end-to-end lease extension service with integrated lease extension solicitors. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is making quick progress through parliament. Since...
Marriage Value Abolition: Why it will and should happen

Marriage Value Abolition: Why it should not happen
I read with interest the recent article suggesting that paying “marriage value” to freeholders was unfair to leaseholders when enfranchising their flats. It is a ridiculous and self-serving argument. The author’s thesis ignores the inconvenient truth that a...
Marriage Value Abolition: Why it should not happen