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Barclays Mortgages reveal First Time Buyers take over five months to feel at home and content in a new property

02 May 2017 08:00/Barclays On average, it takes over five months before First Time Buyers feel like they’ve done enough to make their new house their home, with twenty-four per cent saying it took over half a year Family pictures top the list for making a property feel homely over […]

LafargeHolcim builds largest retail network for construction materials in Latin America

27/4/2017/LafargeHolcim LafargeHolcim reached another milestone in the roll-out of its retail strategy in Latin America with the opening of its first Disensa franchise store in Mexico. The Disensa concept offers self-builders and smaller contractors simple and easy access to LafargeHolcim’s own building solutions as well as a wide range of […]

UK hospitality and leisure industry set for bumper year, finds global research from Barclays

27 Apr 2017 09:00/Barclays • Destination UK is on the up with 63% of international tourists more interested in UK holidays compared to last year • Third (30%) of Brits plan to holiday more in the UK this year • Weaker pound (31%), advertising campaigns (29%) and “The Crown Effect” […]