The Capitalist: All aboard the Spoons Express September 5, 2024 City slickers check out Waterloo's new Spoons, a hedge fund tycoon closes in on The Spectator and a farewell to City Spy in this week's The Capitalist.
The Real Thing play review: Wonderfully, expertly pointless September 4, 2024 The Real Thing | The Old Vic | ★★★★☆ | The term “staginess” is usually meant as an insult but there’s a wonderful staginess to Tom Stoppard’s play of ideas The Real Thing. It’s a twisty, unabashedly academic drawing room drama in which it’s never quite clear whether the room in question is a real place [...]
Why End of the Road is the best indie music festival September 4, 2024 Vibes and music don’t get better than End of the Road, says Lucy Kenningham
A new Newlon resident tells us how becoming a Shared Owner has given her a sense of pride and achievement. September 4, 2024 | Sponsored One of Newlon’s newest developments is Millstream Tower. Built in conjunction with Kier and offering 117 apartments for Shared Ownership, one of its residents shares her journey to becoming a first time homeowner. 34 year old Kay, who works in corporate administration for an NHS trust, has lived in North London all her life. “I [...]
Reflecting on the shared ownership journey – four years later September 4, 2024 | Sponsored In honour of this year’s Shared Ownership Week, we revisited some of our happy homeowners to see what life has been like since the keys were handed over and the packing boxes were put away. Nearly four years since they moved in, we caught up with Peabody New Homes’ residents Josephine, who purchased at Motion [...]
Shared Ownership: achievable, affordable and for everyone September 4, 2024 | Sponsored Kevin Sims, Director of SO Resi, says: Shared Ownership: achievable, affordable and for everyone Culturally, we have a strong affinity for homeownership. Purchasing a home is seen as a natural ‘life milestone’ akin to marriage or starting a family. Worryingly, shocks to the property market and the economy in recent years have made it harder [...]
Helping first time buyers get on the property ladder September 4, 2024 | Sponsored NHG Homes – part of Notting Hill Genesis, one of the UK’s leading housing associations – is helping first-time buyers get on the property ladder in London in a more accessible way. In recent research conducted by NHG Homes – in partnership with Opinium – four in five London renters said they were optimistic about [...]
Flying solo: stepping onto the London property ladder on your own with L&Q September 4, 2024 | Sponsored For many Londoners, setting out to buy a home on your own can be daunting. The challenge ofraising a substantial deposit to buy on the open market can make home ownership feel out of reachfor solo buyers. Shared Ownership can offer those looking to go it alone a viable route onto the property ladder.What’s more, [...]
Make your move to London and get on the property ladder September 4, 2024 | Sponsored Have you ever wondered how people are able to get on the property ladder in London? With private rents rapidly increasing and the cost of living continuing to be a concern for a lot of people, it can be tough to even think about the costs that come with getting on the property ladder. Let us [...]
Gold Standard Service with Hyde New Homes September 4, 2024 | Sponsored Our developments across the city, by the coast, and in the countryside offer the chance to step onto the property ladder with shared ownership in London, Kent and Sussex. Each Hyde home is a testament to our commitment to exceptional workmanship and thoughtful, sustainable design. At Hyde, our customers come first. This means staying in [...]