Introduction Shikha Gupta, Portfolio Manager at Astra Asset Management, shares her insights on the UK mortgage market. In this article, we delve into Shikha’s perspective on the advantages of refinancing into fixed-rate mortgages with a five year term, particularly for pre-2010 borrowers with variable rate mortgages. Astra Asset Management, founded by Anish Mathur in 2012, […]
Prezzo, the high street restaurant chain, is bracing for a court showdown with landlords over the closure of a third of its sites. It is understood that Prezzo will write to the owners of its 143-strong estate on Tuesday to notify them of the legal process through which it intends to shut unprofitable stores. City […]
The biggest rail workers’ union has rejected what the Transport Secretary has described as the “best and final offers” aimed at resolving the long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Mark Harper described the move by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) to reject the proposals from Network Rail and the train operating companies […]
British businesses are scrambling to sever economic ties with China in the wake of increased political and security tensions between Beijing and the west, an industry leader has said. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director general, Tony Danker, warned that the sudden restructuring of supply chains from China could also exacerbate the cost of […]