What went wrong for a £425m fund designed to fund a new wave of business banks

Attempts to use taxpayer money to fund a new wave of business challenger banks were dealt another blow a fortnight ago as Nationwide Building Society announced it was scrapping a move into SME lending. Britain’s largest mutual is the latest to hand back money it was given to expand its business proposition after Metro Bank … Read more

London townhouse where painter John Constable once lived is for sale via Savills for £4.25m

Art lovers could go one better than owning a piece by celebrated landscape artist John Constable – they can snap-up a home where he once lived, as his former London abode is available to buy.   The stunning Georgian property in the capital’s exclusive Hampstead spreads across four levels and comes with three bedrooms. There are, of … Read more