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New homes on sale this week in Leyton, Clapham, Bromley, Harrow and Marylebone April 14, 2016 Lyon Square, Harrow One to three bedroom apartments are on sale from 16 April in central Harrow from developer Redrow London from £365,000. There will be 310 homes in total, measuring between 538sqft to 1,265sqft situated two minutes away from Harrow-on-the-Hill tube station, which reaches the City in 35 minutes. Call Redrow London on 0203 [...]
Area guide: Wembley – house prices have risen by 10 per cent in the last year April 14, 2016 It may be the home of football, but Wembley’s also home to around 115,000 Londoners. And with its diverse housing stock and decent transport links, it could be your new home, too. Research from estate agent Hamptons International recorded a “surge” in transactions in Wembley last year, as hundreds of new build flats went on [...]
UK managers admit they don’t really know how to increase profits April 14, 2016 Half of Britain’s top bosses do not know how to raise their profit margins, according to a survey of some of Europe’s largest businesses. Just 48 per cent of UK executive directors said they could think of one thing their company could do which would immediately improve their bottom line, while one-third said they believed their [...]
Tighter EU data laws could cost companies millions April 14, 2016 EU citizens are to be given more control over how their personal data is stored and kept by companies, and have the right to have their online presence deleted entirely, following the European Parliament's decision to overhaul old privacy laws. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), voted through earlier today, will extend the right to [...]
London Craft Week 2016 kicks off next month – and here’s what to book before tickets run out April 14, 2016 Craft is the new cool. How many craft beers are tickling the taste buds of trendies from New York to New Zealand right now? From craft beer to modern-rustic homes to country-casual hotels, across the globe we have fallen for all things home-made, upcycled, and – the holy grail – bespoke from the maker. And [...]
The rich get richer as the vote for the Online Personal Wealth Awards includes a prize draw for an Apple Watch April 14, 2016 What do you get for the audience that has everything? An Apple Watch, of course. The voting is open for the Online Personal Wealth Awards, and those who get involved are could get a little bit wealthier. Now in it's third year, the personal wealth awards hands out gongs to companies which "offer great service and [...]
Libor scandal: Financial Conduct Authority pushes to ban former UBS trader over Libor-rigging accusations April 14, 2016 A former UBS trader is facing a ban from working in financial services after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a decision notice today claiming that he was not a "fit and proper person". The FCA alleges that Arif Hussein played a role in manipulating Libor while working as head of UBS’s GBP Rates Desk. The FCA claims that Hussein was [...]
Property of the Week: the local investor who transformed an old wig factory in Beckenham into a £1.25m house April 14, 2016 On the way home from the pub in Wickham Road, Adam Jude Grant used to walk past a huge decrepit building – one of the oldest in dwellings in Beckenham, south east London – and wonder why it was falling into disrepair. Built in 1777, it sits in the Chancery Lane conservation area and has [...]
Property Entrepreneurs: Jake Willis, co-founder of London Shared, on the changing rental market and moving online April 14, 2016 There’s been lots of talk recently about house sharing as a way for young professionals to afford life in central London. And while the concept’s not new, there are few ways to make it simple. Many renters end up advertising rooms and interviewing potential housemates, feeling the heat as landlords demand full rent from day [...]