Times are tough. In 1960, the average age of a first-time house buyer was 23. Today, it’s 30, reports the Independent – clearly, young people have considerably less spending power these days. Indeed, our inter-generational wealth gap is so great that think tank the Resolution Foundation proposes tax reforms to create a ‘citizen’s inheritance’ – £10,000, payable on everyone’s 25th birthday – to help redress the balance. Amid this hand-wringing, it’s easy to overlook a crucial point – today’s young people may have less money, but this won’t always be the case. And if those born in the late Eighties are getting on the property ladder, they already need to be taken seriously. Last month, I spoke...
After evaluating a highly-competitive shortlist refined from the greatest number of entries to date, The Furniture Awards 2018 judges have selected their winning suppliers of the January Furniture Show (22nd-25th January at the Birmingham NEC) 2018.Developed by Furniture News (stand 4-F25) in partnership with the show’s organizers, The Furniture Awards offer the show's exhibitors the opportunity to put the best of their new products before a panel of expert judges from the world of furniture retail and design.The awards are coordinated and chaired by Paul Farley, editor of Furniture News magazine, and the 2018 judging panels comprised: Malcolm Walker, director of buying for Furniture Village; Diana Celella, award-winni...
