The “double whammy” hitting the UK housing market

Money Week It’s now generally agreed that the dramatic rise in property prices of the last five years has come to an end – the seasonally adjusted Nationwide house price index peaked at the start of the year in nominal terms and has been declining in real terms since last summer. In a reversal from […]

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The Pigs Ear in Chelsea

West London Living You’re the new owner and landlord of Frank Lampard’s pub The Pigs Ear in Chelsea – how did that come about and what plans have you got for it? The Pig’s Ear is Chelsea’s oldest pub and we’ve got great renovation plans. Over the summer, we are going to completely refurbish both […]

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Five ways to improve staff retention as a high growth business

Growth Business Employees are a company’s most valuable asset and finding the perfect candidate for your role is an arduous task, one that takes time and patience. However, once you’ve found the perfect candidate, how can you ensure longevity? For all companies, hiring staff is one of the biggest expenditures but for start-ups this is […]

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How To Successfully Expand And Manage Your Businesses In Multiple Industries

Finance Digest Andy Scott, Chairman of Rel Capital Every entrepreneur dreams of their company, or companies, thriving in a wide variety of sectors. Companies like Virgin perfectly exemplify a business that has permeated a huge range of sectors starting as a small record company to expanding into transatlantic airlines, trains, banking and most recently, spaceflight. […]

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Many developers ‘just pay lip service’ to eco build, claims lender

Development Finance Today One development finance lender has claimed that while some developers are starting to take eco build seriously, “many just pay lip service to it”. A recent survey revealed that more than four in 10 tenants (42%) considered how eco-friendly a property was when making a rental decision. Research from Your Move’s sister company […]

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More Londoners now happy to say ‘Yes’ to building homes in their backyard

Estate Agent News While almost everyone agrees that more housing is needed, often the traditional attitude of locals towards ‘new developments’ is that more housing is needed ‘somewhere else’.    Andy Scott, Chairman of Rel Capital discusses the shifting attitudes which are needed to encourage more urban new builds . Last month, YouGov’s latest research revealed that […]

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The rise of YIMBYs – a breath of fresh air for the London property scene

Property Week Over the last few years we have heard whisperings of opposition to the louder, more well established “Not in my back yard” (NIMBY) campaigns, but it is brilliant to see that those whisperings have evolved into a fully-fledged movement, with recent research revealing that 57% of adults in London now say yes to […]

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Doorman turned multimillionaire: How serial entrepreneur Andy made it big

London Loves Business Would he be the next dragon on Dragons’ Den? VITAL STATISTICS Company: Owner of REL Capital / REL Group What it does: REL Capital Ltd purchases established and distressed UK SME’s in a number of sectors and REL Group is Andy’s property trading company. Founded: 2008 Founder/s: Andy Scott Size of team: […]

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