Unique home staging brought to you October 19, 2021 | Sponsored Burbeck Interiors was founded by property developers who understand design, affordability and service. With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, the company knows what it takes to design and sell property. Its mandate is to understand your property and deliver cutting-edge styling and home staging with unique furniture, accessories and lighting in a [...]
Furnishing made easier October 19, 2021 | Sponsored Looking for a new sofa? David Phillips Furniture has a huge range in stock, which can be ready for quick delivery. As a specialist furnishing provider, the company offers everything you need for stylish, stress-free furnishing, from sofas and armchairs to dining tables and chairs. In 1998, founders David and Phillip started a small business [...]
Aggressive valuations: London home sellers overprice their properties by 40 per cent October 19, 2021 Home sellers across London are overpricing by as much as 40 per cent when it comes to the price at which they list their homes on the country’s major portals, versus the reality of what buyers will pay, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. The figures show that across Britain, the [...]
Life Science announces intention to launch London IPO October 19, 2021 Real estate investment trust Life Science has declared its intention to launch an initial public offering on London’s AIM market. Life Science will launch an IPO by way of a placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer, targeting the issue of 300 million ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the company, at [...]
Bellway’s profits double despite supply chain woes slowing construction activities October 19, 2021 Housebuilder Bellway said this morning that its annual profits more than doubled, but cautioned that supply chain woes are holding back construction activity. The group posted a 102.4 per cent jump in pre-tax profits to £479m for the year to July 31 as revenues leaped 40.3 per cent to £3.12bn thanks to a booming property [...]
4.5x borrower’s earnings: ‘Risky mortgages’ rising fast, mostly in Wandsworth, Walthamstow and Croydon October 18, 2021 South London is the UK’s hotspot for high-risk mortgages – with more than 6,300 mortgages written at 4.5 times the borrower’s earnings or higher in the last year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. Bank of England guidance says mortgages are considered ‘high-risk’ if they are lent at 4.5 times the [...]
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Back to 2007: UK house prices rise for every region and buyer type October 18, 2021 It’s a full house for the UK home buying market, with property prices rising last month in every region of the UK, London included, and for buyer types ranging from first-timers to those at the wealthiest rungs of the property ladder. In London, the average property price hit £650,683, up another 1.9 per cent on [...]
Focus On: Peckham – A creative hub full of bars and restaurants October 15, 2021 A hotbed for creative professionals and an innovative cultural hub, South London’s Peckham offers stylish modern living with exceptional transport links and some of London’s hippest bars and restaurants. During the 1960s, Peckham underwent significant redevelopment, followed by additional regeneration programmes over subsequent decades, which have allowed the area to maintain its sense of community [...]
Hitting the wall: The latest wallpaper trends for this autumn October 15, 2021 The evolution of wallpaper is the story that keeps on giving. New colours, new techniques, new patterns, new technical innovations, new ways to render metallics… and now a return to more sustainable materials. if you haven’t got into wallpaper yet you are in for a treat. Firstly, it works absolutely everywhere. Bedrooms, especially, benefit from [...]