Office vacancy rate keeps climbing despite construction slowdown

12:01 AM, 20th August 2026, 10 hours ago Rents continue to rise across the UK following the Renters’ Rights Act, while house price growth slows, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports. Private rents increased by 3.7% in the 12 months to July 2026, reaching an average of £1,393. This was up from an annual…

Academy Mortgage’s decision to settle its data breach case for nearly $2 million adds to a growing body of evidence: lenders facing similar claims are choosing to pay rather than fight. As mortgage companies rack up millions in breach-related settlements this year, the calculus for in-house counsel and risk teams is becoming clearer, litigation is…

In This Article If you own rental property, you’ve probably had that moment: You get a letter from the IRS, or you hear about someone else getting audited, and your stomach drops even though you know you did everything right.  That fear is common among investors, and honestly, a lot of it comes from not…

A former Democratic congressman will serve as vice president of wholesale banking at Truist Financial; Bank of America’s $72.5 million settlement with sex trafficking victims of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is approved by a New York federal judge; HDFC plans to challenge the bankruptcy resolution involving a personal guarantee by media tycoon Subhash Chandra;…

More than 10 million EU retail investors traded derivatives or structured products between 2022 and 2025, with contracts for difference accounting for 35% of transactions in complex products, according to new analysis by the European Securities and Markets Authority. London’s trading industry is coming home! The regulator said rising activity in turbo certificates may point…