Good morning. In the news today, June 26, The Times reports that a leading insolvency practitioner will pay £200,000 in costs after he was accused of acting as a “hired gun” in a property dispute for a medical marijuana tycoon known as “Dr Pot”.
Also in The Times, the head of retailer New Look, which last year lost more than £500 million, says the company is on it’s way back up.
We spotted problems at Woodford fund two years ago, says FCA chief (The Times)
Retail sales fall as shoppers give high street the cold shoulder (The Times)
Cost of chasing customers puts Asos on back foot (The Times)
Amazon/beauty retailers: cosmetic quest (Financial Times)
Who is buying up all the property? (Financial Times)
How can we tell if rising property prices are genuine or a bubble? (Financial Times)
New chapter? UK print book sales fall while audiobooks surge 43% (The Guardian)