Cambium, Southfields property prices: Leafy London townhouses draw buyers south July 23, 2015 Most new homes are built on derelict sites or demolished office blocks, but Cambium in south west London has stronger roots than that. Named after the fine rings of tissue that form around a tree over time, the scheme is centred around a 200-year-old oak in Southfields that’s believed to have been planted by legendary [...]
London Barometer: House prices respond to lack of supply and stamp duty increases July 23, 2015 June saw new instructions decrease by a third year-on-year, while new applicants increased by 50 per cent, but they are clearly registering to prepare for the autumn market. The fact that stock levels remain the same shows that things are somewhat quieter and we have not seen the hoped-for post-Election lift yet. This lift presupposes [...]
Don’t get blue – get into The Grays: New homes in the legal heart of London July 23, 2015 What do you call the area between St Paul’s and Oxford Street? Holborn? An extension of Clerkenwell? Or simply the legal heart of London? Well, estate agents and developers have other ideas that involve turning this Zone One no man’s land into a residential hotspot. The name they’ve chosen for the area is “Midtown”, which [...]
High rise flats by Donatella at Aykon Nine Elms: First homes designed by Versace in the UK July 23, 2015 Battersea Power Station has long cast an imposing shadow on London’s landscape. As one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, in one of its most desirable areas, the regeneration of Battersea has sent developers into a frenzy. Now from the runways of Milan to the walkways of the Thames, one of the world’s most iconic [...]
On the frontline: It’s time for an open debate on housebuilding, not draconian costs July 23, 2015 Ever since Mark Carney took over at the Bank of England, a culture seems to be in play where inference seeks to influence reporting and statistics. And the Chancellor seems to have joined in – sometimes not so subtly. The mission? To maintain some sort of control over the housing market. Political promises and economic [...]
Israel’s property is going sky high: Tel Aviv’s Meier-on-Rothschild tower is a symbol of the city’s rapidly-growing residential market July 23, 2015 The ancient 3,000-year old city of Tel Aviv, which was built during the Ottoman Empire, with its stone houses and narrow streets, is transforming rapidly into one of the most progressive and international destinations on the planet. With an international, young, and stylish crowd, Israel’s largest metropolitan city has a record-breaking number of tech [...]
Nudge Theory: How you can use it at work July 23, 2015 An opt-out system will help incline staff towards new ideas Controversial though it may be, libertarian paternalism – or “nudging” – has become the soft power weapon of business leaders and policymakers alike. Coined by economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, nudging is a kind of choice architecture which aims to push [...]
Crowdfunding raises in history July 23, 2015 “This ain’t a new idea; there’s a long history of it”. This is Walter Isaacson’s rather blunt summation of crowdfunding. While the technology that powers platforms and enables debt and equity raises might be innovative, the Steve Jobs biographer is right that collecting a little from a lot isn’t new. Here are some donation-based crowdfunding [...]
How to leave the stress of work at the aeroplane door July 22, 2015 Exercise can help ease the transition from boardroom to beach The virtues of vacations are well known. In 2006, EY found that for every additional 10 hours of holiday taken by members of staff, their end of year performance ratings increased by 8 per cent. But for those with busy lives, it can be [...]
The social media secrets you need in the workplace July 21, 2015 Stock CV phrases and revealing photos will get you nowhere Should you accept your boss’s Facebook request? Is a Twitter account best kept work-related? With social media now dominating our lives both at home and in the workplace, getting the balance right is imperative. So if you want to avoid a sticky situation, what [...]