How does the interest rate cut effect buy-to-let mortgages?
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent On 4 August 2016, the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years. The record low cut comes as an attempt to offset the threat of a post-Brexit vote recession. When Britain voted to leave the EU, buy-to-let appeared to be an early casualty. Investors held back due to the uncertainty of post-Brexit or its...
Virtually every major bank predicting a UK recession post-Brexit
There have been many reports and indicators that the UK economy is struggling post-Brexit. It is still early to tell but a Treasury report today does not make great reading. The Independent reports the document indicated that most of the major banking institutions in the capital have cut their growth forecasts for the UK economy in 2017. The figures have been downgraded since the EU referendum vote and the UK’s decision to leave the European project. Many of these banks...
Looking… Forward
“Just because you don’t feel you should need something, doesn’t mean you don’t.” When HBO announced they would be making a movie version of Looking rainbow flags rejoiced around the world. With only two seasons under its belt, the San Francisco based dramedy following a group of gay men was axed abruptly in 2015 due to poor ratings. Despite having a strong following, fans were left in mourning for a show that finally portrayed a real life version of the...
How to Self-Tan Your Back
We’ve all fallen victim to the dreaded white-back-bronzed-body look because we haven’t been able to reach the area while self-tanning. But the beauty faux pas may be a thing of the past now - thanks to British tanning product Bronzie which came to the rescue of fake tanners last month. Their new tanning mitt ‘Got Your Back’ is revolutionising the DIY tanning industry. Retailing at £14.99 this product is taking the tanning world by storm and will not only tan...
Beer of the Week – Brooklyn Brewery’s Brooklyn East IPA
Brewed: Brooklyn, New York Strength: 6.9% ABV Brooklyn Brewery are one of the very few craft beer giants that deliver consistency, when brewing is concerned. Their flagship lager is, somehow, nothing like the over-sweetened, over-carbonated lagers that we’re used to in the UK, and is all the better for it. Their American brown ale is classic, yet well executed and their slightly spiced autumnal seasonal that features pumpkin is an ideal companion for the cooler months. Even the brewery’s less...
Wine & Spirits Education Trust Launch Immersive ‘From Still To Bar’ Experiences
As the largest global provider of qualifications in the fields of wines and spirits, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) have teamed up with three of London’s top bars this year to offer a series of immersive ‘From Still to Bar’ experiences. Each focusing on a different spirit, June saw Chef Mark Hix’s Mark’s Bar taking part, with a focus on rum, while The London EDITION’s Punch Room will host WSET’s gin experience for the rest of this month....
Owen Smith desperate to lose leadership race after accidently offering to negotiate with IS himself
Owen Smith left the BBC studio contest against Jeremy Corbyn today and thought it had gone well, until he spoke to his team. Smith said to his campaigners: “It wasn’t like I offered to do the job or anything, I never said I had experience negotiating with other terrorist groups…oh shit. “You don’t think they would give me the job to go to Syria to meet them do you? do you?! I was planning on just going for boozy lunches...
Watch – Owen Smith tells crowd he would negotiate with ISIS
Owen Smith has declared that he would consider negotiations with ISIS. He made the comments during a debate with leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn on the Victoria Derbyshire show aired on the BBC, from Nottingham. His comments will shock many, but his point was that eventually the only way Ireland managed to find peace was through negotiating or back channeling.Smith said he was part of this process and at some point the British Government would have to talk to the terrorist...
Oxbridge state school students mainly from elite South Eastern institutions
It will probably not surprise many but the region who manages to get the most amount of state pupils into the elite Oxbridge universities come from the South East of the UK. I went to a bog standard comprehensive school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and I don’t remember anyone going to either university or it even being mentioned as an option, but I’m sure some would have held their own in the Oxbridge establishments; I don’t count myself in that number though....