The global dental market is expected roughly to double in size over the next decade. Rising demand for aesthetic treatments, such as implants, veneers and braces, is set to drive the bulk of the growth, particularly in major developed markets such as the US and across Europe. Demand for aesthetic treatments surged immediately after the … Read more
A decade ago, the Indonesian mining billionaire Low Tuck Kwong was known mainly for his private zoo – a fabulous menagerie of peacocks, orangutans and Sumatran tigers, featuring zebra-hybrids known as “zonkeys” and the tycoon’s own “zorse”. To visiting journalists, he came across as a sort of Doctor Dolittle. In 2013, Forbes Asia reported the … Read more
It is a challenging time to be a buy-to-let landlord. Many of the benefits of investing in property have been hit by slowing rental growth, tax relief restrictions and lower capital gains tax allowances, as well as increased regulations such as the Renters’ Rights Bill. This has led many landlords to consider exiting the sector. … Read more
It’s not because this pink gem of a hotel is stashed away in the verdure of its Barbadian gardens that Cobblers Cove is so named. (Although pink and green are its signature colours.) And it’s not because, like a pirates’ cove, it is especially secret. Cobblers has been a celebrated Caribbean treasure since at least … Read more
I spend a lot of time looking through research papers and think-tank notes afflicted with a disease I call “policy lever-itus”. This painful affliction consists of undue regard for big-picture thinking about why economic growth is so poor in the UK (and in much of Europe). Pointy-head types (me included, sometimes) tend to think that … Read more
Refresh 2025-01-20T10:36:32.145Z Good morning, and thanks for joining our live blog. Dan McEvoy and Katie Williams here to take you through what promises to be an eventful day for global markets, as Donald Trump is inaugurated as US president for the second time. 2025-01-20T10:42:09.101Z The Trump timeline Before we get going on the analysis of … Read more
Record numbers of homeowners have made a new year’s resolution to sell their property. Rightmove’s latest House Price Index for January shows average asking prices have increased by the largest amount for this month since 2020 as estate agents and property sellers start the new year in a bullish mood. It comes as buyers try … Read more
Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Savills) The Grange, Robins Lane, Lolworth, Cambridge. An extended and modernised Grade II-listed Victorian house with a gym and fitness facilities that include a steam room and infrared saunas. It has herringbone floors, period fireplaces and a breakfast kitchen with an Aga. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 receptions, study, … Read more
One of the most controversial measures revealed in the Autumn Budget was an increase to employers’ National Insurance (NI). Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that employers’ contributions would increase from 13.8% to 15% from April 2025. The threshold at which businesses begin paying the tax on an employee’s salary will also drop from £9,100 per year … Read more
Ahead of his inauguration, Donald Trump engaged in some sabre-rattling. Not against America’s enemies, though, but three close allies: Denmark, Canada and Panama. Trump’s musings about absorbing Canada as the 51st US state were mostly treated as bombastic posturing. But his threat to annexe Greenland – a self-governing territory of Denmark – spooked European allies. … Read more