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Auto giants see road to riches by investing in sharing services

  Bloomberg Auto giants are racing to invest in car- and ride-sharing services, lured by the prospect of fat profits yet to be tapped from a billion cars on the world’s roads. A typical car spends 95 percent of its life at a standstill, industry analysts say, making it a vastly under-utilised, depreciating asset. There may be big money waiting, ...

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British realtors join ‘Remain’ camp as Brexit tensions rise

  Bloomberg Britain’s biggest property firms including Barratt Developments Plc and Canary Wharf Group Plc are the latest to take a stand on U.K. membership in the European Union less than two weeks before a vote, saying a decision to leave would hinder development projects and raise the cost to build new homes. In an open letter released on Saturday, ...

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UK house prices drop for 1st time since 2012

  Bloomberg U.K. house prices look set to dip for the first time since 2012 amid uncertainty before Britain’s vote on European Union membership and as a new tax on buy-to-let properties and second homes kicks in. Home prices in central London are already falling, according to May data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. While they continue to ...

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