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‘Simplify, then add lightness.’ That was the famous philosophy of Lotus cars founder Colin Chapman since lifted to other walks of life and often reiterated. It’s a far more pedestrian affair, but his words sprang to mind when I went to do some spring cleaning of my Isa the other day. My Isa will never be as carefully crafted as Chapman’s race-winning Lotuses – most famously piloted by driving legend Jim Clark – but with 54 holdings, this jumble of shares, funds and investment trusts...

Hedgehog highways to be installed in gardens of new Barratt homes in Somerset South West housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes is giving hedgehogs a helping hand by installing hedgehog highways through gardens on all new developments in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.  Announced during Hedgehog Awareness Week this week (2 – 8 May), the new policy will see hundreds of runs and routes through new housing developments. A hedgehog highway is a 13cm X 13cm (5″ X 5″) gap bu...

6 May 2021 | 12:06pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,053.80 by midday as investors weighed some positive corporate updates and potential political uncertainty linked in particular to elections in Scotland. First quarter sales at clothing retailer, Next, were down 1.5% on two years ago resulting largely from the closure of its retail stores during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growth in online sales of NEXT Homeware, third-party brands (through LABEL) and NEXT Childrenswear, al...

6 May 2021 | 16:37pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 gained 0.5% to 7,076.17 by the close after the Bank of England kept rates on hold and lifted UK growth expectations. In the US the S&P 500 was up 2.7 points to 4,170.64 by 4.30pm UK time. First quarter sales at clothing retailer, Next, were down 1.5% on two years ago resulting largely from the closure of its retail stores during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growth in online sales of NEXT Homeware, third-party brands (through LABEL) and NEXT...

Barratt Developments H1 Pre-tax Profit Rises; To Resume Dividend Payment LONDON (dpa-AFX) - UK home builder Barratt Developments Plc. (BDEV.L) on Thursday reported pre-tax profit of 430.2 million pounds for the half year ended 31 December 2020, up 1.7 percent from 423.0 million pounds in the same period last year. Profit for the period attributable to owners of the company was 348.8 million pounds, up from 342.7 million pounds in the year-ago period. Basic earnings per share increased 1.5 perce...

Two trades to watch: EUR/GBP, FTSE Fiona Cincotta March 18, 2021 7:52 AM EUR/GBP to break lower post BoE? Can FTSE finally break above 6800/10? Share: EUR/GBP trades just above multi- month lows ahead of the BoE rate announcement. No change in policy is expected. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey will need to walk a tightrope between sounding optimistic regarding...

  Performance review The share price return of 17.0% and the NAV return of 13.5% for the calendar year 2020 marks two consecutive years of good returns for shareholders (+23% in NAV performance over 2019 and 2020) following a lean period in the two years before that. For the six months to 31 December 2020 the NAV return was 6.4%. What most people will find surprising about 2020 is that through a severe global recession, most assets ended up making money. This is hard t...

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THE next phase of Swindons landmark new housing development has taken a step closer with the submission of the first in a series of new planning applications. As the first residents at Canalside, Wichelstowe had their first Christmas in their new homes, detailed applications outlining plans for 476 new homes at Wichel Fields, alongside the newly occupied first phase homes, and The Orchards to the north of the site, have now been submitted to the local planning authority. Wichelstowe proje...