Oceandiva London: The sustainable vessel on a mission to change London’s events scene THAMES HEADTURNER Businesses are mobile - and that’s especially true in the case of Oceandiva, an 86m-long events vessel that arrived in London earlier this week.
What lies ahead for London’s property market? London property market All eyes remained on London’s housing market this week as a flurry of reports signalled a return to a stable property market in the capital, but analysts have warned that the storm may not be fully weathered yet… As reports by Rightmove showed on Friday morning, first time buyers in the capital continue to be [...]
London’s housing affordability crisis is also a business problem editorial “As a society,” the CNN journalist Luke McGee said on X/Twitter yesterday, “we need to address the fact that a semi-detached in Walthamstow is now a million quid.” Attached to the post was a fairly average looking 4-bedroom flat about five minutes walk from the tube, currently available on Rightmove for the low, low price [...]
Mark Kleinman on banks, Ocado and London’s IPO market June 29, 2023 Mark Kleinman is City editor at Sky News Politics could push ministers to punish banks This is a cost of living crisis, not a banking crisis: if I had a fiver for every time a senior bank executive had said that to me over the last 18 months, I’d never need another mortgage of my [...]
Is Brexit the real reason for London’s stock market malaise? June 28, 2023 Whether Brexit is to blame for London's market malaise is a topic of debate in the Square Mile.
The new London hotel that’s perfect for a west London staycation August 1, 2023 81% of UK holidaymakers are expected to book a UK hotel getaway this year, as the cost of living crisis keeps Brits from booking international trips. If you’re thinking about a London staycation, The Adria in South Kensington has a few things that others don’t. As the pandemic pointed out, holidaying at home – especially [...]
Explainer: Why e-scooters are London’s biggest fire threat March 30, 2023 What’s the biggest fire threat in London? You would think it’s kitchen electricals, cigarette butts still burning, or millennials leaving scented candles on. But you’d be wrong: it’s actually e-scooters and e-bikes’ batteries. The London Fire Brigade has warned the risk of these batteries exploding is the most pressing issue they’re facing in the capital. [...]
Chancellor: India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ could revitalise London’s capital markets September 11, 2023 Indian firms are set to explore listing internationally on the UK’s London Stock Exchange, amid trade talks between the two nations.
Meet the man keeping London’s Turkish barber scene alive in Soho August 24, 2023 Memo Barbers has just opened in Soho Memo was 12 when his father, who was also a barber, passed away. At that young age he was put into a haircutting job at his family salon in Istanbul. By 16 he was professionally qualified. With bundles of eccentrically frizzy black hair, Memo is only in his [...]
London’s rental market is broken – but one solution is hiding in plain sight August 23, 2023 London rents are sky-high and supply is falling further as buy-to-let properties disappear from the market.