BHS ‘could have been saved’ – Chappell
The man behind the takeover of BHS, Dominic Chappell, says his plan to revitalise the retailer “could have worked”. BBC News – Business
The man behind the takeover of BHS, Dominic Chappell, says his plan to revitalise the retailer “could have worked”. BBC News – Business
More than 600 bank branches have closed across the UK in the last year, with rural areas worst affected, according to figures obtained by the BBC. BBC News – Business
Foreign firms that own property in the UK will have to declare their assets publicly, Prime Minister David Cameron says ahead of a global anti-corruption summit in London. BBC News – Business
The UK’s trade deficit for the first quarter is at its biggest since 2008 in what one analyst described as “truly horrible” figures. BBC News – Business
Nationwide is raising its age limit for mortgage borrowers by ten years to 85, in the latest sign of the impact of rising house prices on buyers. BBC News – Business
Chancellor George Osborne is warned that gaps in existing pension laws “could put the retirement savings of many thousands of people at risk”. BBC News – Business