Blogs

Bank of Mum and Dad is not just buying homes – it’s now funding rents too – The Telegraph
August 29, 2017

Cebr research for Legal and General revealed that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad (BOMAD) will spend £2.3bn helping their children pay rent.  

Now the Bank of Mum and Dad pays the rent too: Parents will pay out total of £2.3bn in payments during 2017 – The Daily Mail
August 29, 2017

Parents pay out £415 for each rental payment on average.   The Bank of Mum and Dad help 9% of renters across the country.  

Cebr In the News
August 11, 2017

Bespoke Research   Cebr partnered with Just Eat to analyse the economic impact of the takeaway industry in the UK. Cebr revealed that takeaway restaurants

Cebr appoints Gareth Denley as non executive director
August 1, 2017

Cebr is delighted that Gareth Denley, former director of IBM UK and successful private equity entrepreneur, has accepted an invitation to join its board.  

A French economic revival is great news for the UK
July 13, 2017

Renewing the Entente: Macron’s “New France” is good for Britain too   The French mood this Bastille Day should be buoyant. And why not? The

THE FUTURE OF ROAD TRANSPORT – ABOLISHING TRAFFIC JAMS
July 10, 2017

Technological change presents an opportunity to abolish traffic jams PLUS cut the cost of motoring by about a third and the number of accidents by

Election hit to confidence reduces GDP growth by 0.4% in both 2017 and 2018
July 3, 2017

NEWS RELEASE Election hit to confidence reduces GDP growth by 0.4% in both 2017 and 2018   – The political uncertainty created by the indecisive election

YouGov Consumer Confidence Release
June 23, 2017

Embargoed: Not for publication before 00.01, 26 June 2017   Consumer confidence slumps in wake of hung parliament   June data shows pronounced collapse in

Cebr comment on the implications of the UK General Election 2017
June 9, 2017

Cebr comment on the implications of the UK General Election 2017     ‘Whoever tries to form a government has perhaps the most difficult mandate

Cebr in the News
June 5, 2017

Bespoke Research   Cebr has been working for Open Britain analyzing the potential impact of losing access to the single market for services after Brexit.

The economic impact on services from the UK losing Single Market access
May 22, 2017

•When considering the single market, many of the nuances relating to services are often lost as part of the ongoing focus on Brexit. This report

The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ in 2017 will help buy homes worth over £75bn and fund more than one in four property transactions in the UK
May 2, 2017

Legal & General, the FTSE100 financial services group and Cebr, the economics consultancy, have today published a new report into the role the Bank of

The economics of an early election
April 18, 2017

The Government’s decision to hold an early General Election in June has some potentially significant economic implications. On the upside, an increased Tory majority, which

Typical UK household will be £500 worse off this year than in 2016
April 18, 2017

• In 2016 the average UK household enjoyed disposable income of £35,300. In 2017 we expect this to decline to £34,800, meaning that the typical

Sub-Saharan Africa Renewables in the Global Energy Markets
April 10, 2017

Over recent decades, energy use across the world has increased considerably. From 1990 to 2015, total global energy consumption rose by 62%, driven mainly by

House prices in 2017 will continue to rise despite Brexit negotiations, new report reveals
April 6, 2017

This is a sample of Cebr’s UK Housing Prospects analysis. To sign up for a 30 day free trial of Cebr’s forecasting and analysis service,

BBC coverage of Cebr & Hft social care funding shortage report
April 5, 2017

Cebr research with Hft a national learning disabilities charity warns that as many as 30,000 jobs in the learning disability sector could be at risk

The UK will need EU based migrants post Brexit for the 9.7% of GDP represented by the Flat White Economy. Best start by guaranteeing the positions of those already in the country
April 5, 2017

The UK economy’s fastest growing sector is that mix of tech and the creative sector that I named in the eponymous book ‘The Flat White

Reforms to the taxation of non-doms
April 3, 2017

  Reforms to the tax rules for non-doms could reduce tax revenue if more than two-fifths of those affected decide to leave the UK according

Will post-Brexit Britain hinder a robo-revolution?
March 15, 2017

– The UK lags behind the US, Germany, Japan and South Korea in robotics investment   – Robotics investment is estimated to have contributed around

A Budget for Treasury civil servants – and that’s not a polite description…
March 8, 2017

Philip Hammond seems to have been captured by his Treasury civil servants. These are essentially academic types without much understanding of the real world. This

Scotland has a growth problem and a deficit problem – but over time they can be fixed….
February 20, 2017

The then 32 counties of Ireland had a GDP of $11,891 in 1913 (in 1990 Geary Khamis Dollars). It took till 1960 for the 26

Lack of housing is the biggest driver of inequality in London
February 17, 2017

An economist from a rival consultancy with the splendidly Scottish name of Ian Mulherin has been all over the airwaves postulating that Britain doesn’t need

Poor infrastructure holding back economic progress in sub-Saharan Africa
January 31, 2017

Last year was challenging for many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Weak commodity export prices, the burgeoning US economy and poor quality infrastructure in the region

Cebr research plays role in justifying Swansea tidal lagoon construction
January 12, 2017

Today plans for a £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay have been backed by a government-commissioned review.   As part of Swansea Bay’s campaign for

Growth set to half this year, as 2017 proves challenging for consumers and businesses
January 11, 2017

UK economy set to grow by 0.8% this year – the lowest rate since 2009. Economy set to speed up only marginally in 2018 and

Speech by Douglas McWilliams at FSB report launch
January 11, 2017

Speech by Douglas McWilliams, Wednesday 11 January 2017   As David Smith’s analysis in the Sunday Times last Sunday showed, forecasters had a good year

Cebr in the News
January 1, 2017

Regular research:   Cebr’s annual World Economic League Table which forecast that France’s economy will surpass the UK’s over the next five years, was covered

The Big Squeeze: UK’s Sandwich Generation urged to re-think saving
December 7, 2016

Help close pensions gap for the price of a morning coffee UK’s “Sandwich Generation” urged to re-think saving   The Big Squeeze: Wealth Manager launches

The chances of Italy staying in the euro for another 5 years have fallen below 30%
December 5, 2016

Five years ago we doubted that Italy would stay in the Euro for a decade. Now half that decade is up and so far Italy

Cebr in the News
December 1, 2016

Bespoke analysis in the news:   Mind the Generation Gap, a report launched this month by Cebr and Brewin Dolphin looking at inter-generational wealth management

Innovation £2bn won’t reach flat whites
November 29, 2016

Douglas McWilliams interview

Growth to remain subdued while the 10 year gilt could rise to 4%
November 23, 2016

Cebr response to Autumn Statement

The economic impact of President Trump
November 9, 2016

Cebr President Douglas McWilliams’s initial thoughts on President Trump’s likely economic impact

Cebr in the News
November 1, 2016

Regular research   Author of the Asda Income Tracker, Economist Kay Neufeld, was quoted commenting the latest report’s findings on consumer spending power and rising

“Hard” Brexit talk sees consumer confidence stumble
October 28, 2016

Talk about “Hard Brexit” and the resultant slide in the value of the pound has seen consumer drop to its lowest level since July’s post-referendum

Rate of Sale: The average UK property takes 91 days to sell
October 26, 2016

• Properties in Bristol and Edinburgh sell fastest – an average of 51 and 53 days, respectively • Homes in Swansea and Liverpool have the

Cebr in the News
October 1, 2016

Bespoke analysis in the News:   Research by Cebr for Heathrow which calculated that an expansion at the airport could boost the UK economy by

Cebr in the News
September 1, 2016

Bespoke research:   Analysis by Cebr for Funding Circle, the UK’s leading direct lending platform, showed that they have boosted the UK economy by £2.7bn

Cebr in the News
August 1, 2016

Regular research in the news:   Following Britain’s vote to leave the EUThe YouGov/Cebr Consumer Confidence Index for June, produced by Director of Macroeconomics Scott Corfe, reported

Housing market slows following Brexit decision – future performance depends on exit negotiations
July 28, 2016

Price growth will half in the rest of 2016 as the rush of buyers looking to beat April’s stamp duty surcharge abates and Brexit uncertainty

Cutting corporation tax is a great idea and needs to be done soon. A cut to 15% would boost investment by 10.7% and cut borrowing by £1.8 billion within 5 years
July 11, 2016

Even the most fanatical pro-Brexiteer will admit that Brexit is likely to hit inward investment until the position clarifies. Whether this leads to a recession

Initial reaction to Brexit vote sees business confidence plummet
July 5, 2016

  Business confidence in the UK has plummeted following the vote to leave the European Union. The YouGov/Cebr Business Confidence Index, which measures businesses’ outlook, was

Cebr in the News
July 4, 2016

Analysis of the economic implications of the EU referendum in the news:   On 9th June, Faisal Islam, Political Editor at Sky News, described Cebr as

Britain’s digital economy heads North
June 27, 2016

The Northern Powerhouse is set to become the cornerstone of the UK’s digital economy according to Flat White Economy guru Douglas McWilliams Digital economy in

£5.9 billion investment backlog of projects delayed by referendum – even if we vote leave some of these projects will be actioned in 2H 2016
June 23, 2016

The Brexit referendum today has had an effect on the real economy. At one level it has triggered substantial spending on advertising, propaganda and events.

The European economy isn’t quite as much of a disaster zone as it might look
June 6, 2016

Although I am sure that Europe is likely to be the slowest growing region in the world on average over the next 30 years, it

Cebr in the News
June 1, 2016

Research in the News:   Research by Cebr in conjunction with Legal and General, titled Bank of Mum and Dad, which calculated that parents helped finance

IMF insists, Eurozone resists, crisis persists: a look ahead to today’s Eurogroup
May 24, 2016

Debt relief is the main agenda item. In its latest Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) published yesterday, IMF pointed out that Greek debt is unsustainable. Without

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