The tiny-home movement: Cheap alternatives to home ownership

Priced out of the property market, first-time buyers are opting for cheap and cheerful alternatives to home ownership.  Narrowboats, campervans and even self-built cabins are among the wacky vessels that increasing numbers of young people are calling home. Just one search of #tinyhome on Instagram reveals reams of colourful pictures of boats and vans – … Read more

Electric car North-South divide revealed as ownership of EVs rises 53%

A new report has revealed the recent surge in ownership of pure electric vehicles in the UK but also highlights a regional divide in uptake, which is far higher in affluent areas. The number of battery electric vehicles (or BEVs) owned privately rather than by businesses and fleets has risen by nearly 30,000 cars in … Read more

Community Ownership Fund: Could it help save your local pub?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a £150million Community Ownership Fund was a largely unexpected one.  It means communities have been given a financial lifeline to protect their favourite local pub or sports ground from being sold for housing or going bust.  He said: ‘Whilst local assets around the UK have been at risk of vanishing … Read more

Uber and Lyft’s claims their services reduce car ownership in US cities is debunked in a new study

Uber and Lyft have touted their ride-hailing companies as ‘car-cutters’ by reducing the number of vehicle ownership in US metro areas, but a new study finds the claims are far from the truth. A team from Carnegie Mellon University found, on average, a 0.7 percent increase in personal vehicles after the two firms unleashed their … Read more

Kim Kardashian finalizes a 20 percent sale of ownership of her beauty line to Coty for $200M

Beauty company Coty Inc announced on Tuesday they have completed acquisition of a 20 percent ownership interest in Kim Kardashian’s business for $200M.  The strategic transaction was announced in June 2020 and successfully completed on schedule in Q3 fiscal year 2021, according to a press release from Coty. Together, Coty and Kardashian will ‘focus on … Read more

Kate Mara says her family’s ownership of Giants and Steelers makes for ‘stressful’ Sundays

Kate Mara says her family’s ownership of the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers makes for ‘stressful’ Sundays By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:47 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 06:47 GMT, 7 December 2020 Football Sundays can get tricky for Kate Mara. The 37-year-old actress tells Ellen Monday of the complicated dynamics of family and … Read more

Car ownership falls across Britain with the young turning to bicycles and electric scooters

Young in wealthy urban areas are fuelling decline in car ownership across Britain as they turn to bicycles and electric scooters instead  Car ownership among a third of England’s population has declined in 10 years  It is a trend seen largely in wealthy urban areas among adults aged 18 and over  More than 2.3 million … Read more

Putin’s old judo partner, 68, battles his 39-year-old ex-wife over ownership of £27m Surrey mansion

Vladimir Putin’s old judo partner is battling his 39-year-old ex-wife over the ownership of a £27million mansion in Surrey complete with tennis courts, a swimming pool and its own panic room.   Russian billionaire businessman Arkady Rotenberg, 68, and his former wife Natalia Rotenberg, 39, began fighting over money in British courts over five years ago. … Read more

Clarks shoes could leave British ownership after 195 years in £100m rescue deal

Clarks shoes could leave British ownership after 195 years in £100million rescue deal by Hong Kong-based private equity firm LionRock Capital, a private equity giant, has agreed to a £100m investment  Clarks bosses say move will allow them to keep all 320 stores and no job losses If voted for, LionRock will buy majority stake … Read more