Inside Housing • 18th April 2025 Government revises up total cost of leasehold reforms to £4bn The government has published “technical corrections” to an impact assessment on leasehold reform that has revised up the total cost of the legislation to £4bn.
Inside Housing • 11th April 2025 Ombudsman finds ‘multiple failings’ by Housing for Women A housing association founded to help women fleeing domestic violence was found to have “multiple failings” after a resident was incorrectly told she owed £10,000 in unpaid rent.
Inside Housing • 9th April 2025 Grenfell families call for ‘all or nothing’ Hillsborough Law Survivors and bereaved families of the Grenfell Tower fire have called for a ‘Hillsborough Law’ to be implemented in its entirety, amid concerns it will be “watered down”.
The Bookseller • 8th April 2025 Books 'exempt from US tariffs' – but booksellers and distributors still anticipate 'major supply chain issues' On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump shocked global markets by announcing a slew of tariffs on imports from around the world, with goods from the UK subject to tariffs of 10%.
Inside Housing • 8th April 2025 Government promises more powers for councils to reclaim empty homes The government has said it will “strengthen the powers of local councils” to take over the management of vacant residential premises after a campaign by Westminster City Council.
Inside Housing • 8th April 2025 Incorrect rent formula could see council residents refunded £1.8m Mid Devon District Council is to review 70 eviction cases following its investigation into “historic overpayments” that could see it refund tenants an estimated £1.8m in rent..
The Bookseller • 2nd April 2025 Tom Percival: 'I had a pretty turbulent childhood' Tom Percival might have been illustrating and writing children’s books for almost 20 years, but this will be his first Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Speaking from inside his writing shed, Percival sounds upbeat at the prospect of joining the molto bene throng inside the BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre. “I’m hoping it’ll be a big jolly and I can sit around and eat ice cream, but my diary is looking pretty full,” he says.
The Bookseller • 27th March 2025 Taylor & Francis to use AI translation tools to publish books ‘otherwise unavailable in English’ Academic publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F) has announced plans to use AI translation tools to publish books “that would otherwise be unavailable to English-language readers”.
The Bookseller • 17th March 2025 The Bookseller’s salaries survey 2025 results: what you told us you earn from the book trade Results of a survey by The Bookseller have revealed a staggering range of salaries across the industry, ranging from a reported £18,000 to more than £120,000. Readers of The Bookseller were asked to anonymously share salary information in a bid to understand where levels of pay stand across the industry
The Bookseller • 17th March 2025 BA's Kate Gunning on why independent bookshops have ‘lots to be positive about’ “I said to my colleagues at the beginning of last year, it’s going to be a bumpy ride, and there’s every sign of it being similarly challenging this year, if not more so,” she says.
The Bookseller • 26th February 2025 Government 'overwhelmed' by thousands of responses to AI and copyright consultation The Bookseller understands that the government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has so far received more than 2,500 responses to the consultation which closes on Tuesday 25th February.
The Bookseller • 6th February 2025 Jeanette Winterson hits out at UK government over AI plans, arguing books shouldn't be 'fodder for Big Tech' Jeanette Winterson is the latest British author to urge the government to “protect the copyright of writers and artists”, arguing that books should not be “fodder for Big Tech”.
The Bookseller • 1st January 2025 Manderley Press: meet the real Rebeka behind the heritage publisher Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel Rebecca inspired the naming of Manderley Press, started four years ago by Rebeka Russell. “I’d had the idea for quite a while. I’d been bothering everyone, going ’What should I call this press?’ Everything I came up with had already been taken. Then, one day, I realised, it has to be Manderley."
The Bookseller • 18th December 2024 Bookshops left ‘scrambling for information’ ahead of EU’s new GPSR law Brett Kirchner, director of online bookshop Inkstone Books, believes some independent publishers and bookshops are going to have to seriously weigh whether or not it is practical for them to keep selling books in the EU.
BBC Earth • 3rd December 2024 The largest salt flat in the world | BBC Earth The 12,000sq km salt-encrusted prehistoric lakebed is located in Potosi, southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3,660m above sea level. It is almost 100 times larger than the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, and so flat that NASA uses its surface to calibrate sensors on board satellites.
The Bookseller • 27th November 2024 New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence (AI).
The Bookseller • 11th November 2024 Samantha Harvey's Orbital leads Booker shortlist sales surge Orbital by British author Samantha Harvey (Jonathan Cape) remains the sales leader among the six books shortlisted for the Booker Prize, shifting almost 29,000 copies this year. The winner of a prize worth £50,000—among a list dominated by the highest number of women in the prize’s 55-year history—will be announced tomorow night (12th November). Sales of Harvey’s novel, which follows six astronauts aboard the International Space Station as they orbit Earth, increased 86% from the almost 3,500...
The Bookseller • 14th October 2024 Hardback sales for bestselling authors down on previous release as readers 'wince' at higher cover prices The volume of hardback books sold in the first week of publication by some of the bestselling authors is down compared to their previous titles, despite the fact that in some cases revenues have either remained flat or gone up marginally, analysis of Bookscan data reveals. Some within the publishing industry have put this trend down to the rising prices of hardbacks, leaving customers "wincing" at the tills.
Building • 19th September 2024 Building the Future Think Tank: The value of sustainability in the built environment Delve into issues around workplace and skills, building safety and sustainability. This report covers the topic of the The value of sustainability in the built environment, and was produced in partnership with RLB.
Building • 9th September 2024 Construction clients to watch: what suppliers need to know Our quick guide to some of construction’s major clients across different sectors covers pipelines, priorities and procurement routes...