Business News Round Up (14/01/19)


Value of Scotland’s housing stock hits a new high despite Brexit concerns

Scotland’s housing stock had one of the highest rises in 2018 despite a slowdown in the housing market across the rest of the UK.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17355092.value-of-scotlands-housing-stock-hits-a-new-high-despite-brexit-concerns/

Deals activity holds up despite uncertainty over Brexit

Despite geopolitical uncertainties, deal activity and investment in Scotland have remained buoyant as global interest in investment in Scotland is maintained.

https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2019/01/deals-activity-holds-up-despite-uncertainty-over-brexit/

UK jobs boom strongest in South Yorkshire and Merseyside, thinktank finds

The Resolution Foundation identified South Yorkshire and Merseyside as recording the strongest levels of job growth since the financial crisis of 2008.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/14/uk-jobs-boom-strongest-in-south-yorkshire-and-merseyside-thinktank-finds

Energy and infrastructure ‘key to powerhouse success’

Peel Environmental, part of the Peel Land & Property Group, state the key to success of the Northern Powerhouse Initiative is investment in energy and infrastructure.

https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/national/energy-and-infrastructure-key-to-powerhouse-success