How the new Canary Wharf is sailing into the 21st century: With Crossrail Place gardens completed, the East End finance hub marks another milestone May 7, 2015 Canary Wharf has been a centre of upheaval for the last 30 years, and it has no intention of standing still now. It’s already renowned as one of London’s biggest financial hubs but it has also established itself as a shopping, dining and entertainment destination. By the end of the year, it will add “residential [...]
50 St Edmund’s Terrace: Primrose Hill to see rare new development May 7, 2015 New build homes may be spreading throughout the capital like wildfire but there are still some parts that remain relatively untouched by new development. These fall into two categories: areas judged not to have investment potential and affluent areas where the existing architecture is quite adequate, thank you very much. Primrose Hill falls very firmly [...]
Former Farm Street dairy in Mayfair is now £25m cash cow May 7, 2015 The boom in house prices over the past few years has been behind the transformation of many of the city’s buildings. Offices, factories and warehouses are being turned into “lateral apartments” or “contemporary family homes” left, right and centre, but it’s not often you come across a luxury mansion in a prime part of London [...]
Focus on Clerkenwell: Prices soar on the City’s edge May 7, 2015 While the Square Mile is London’s historical home of trade and finance, Clerkenwell on its northern edge is clearly the design equivalent. Since the Industrial Revolution, the area has housed craft workshops, printers, clockmakers and jewellers. The area is celebrating its rich design heritage this month with the sixth annual Clerkenwell Design Week from 19 [...]
General Election 2015 results: Why the Liberal Democrats’ wipeout doesn’t matter yet May 7, 2015 The exit poll made grim reading for the Liberal Democrats, and so have the first results. The party lost its deposits in the first three seats declared tonight, and the losses are still coming, with the cost racking up. Read more on this story: Election results mapped by constituency As this helpful twitter account [...]
Affordable chic: Designing shared ownership homes May 7, 2015 Oasis Design explains how it got a professional look with high street furniture at Notting Hill Housing’s Rathbone Market. Between the affordable homes debate and the proposed extension of Right to Buy, housing associations are hot stuff right now. This upsurge in demand has benefited one interior design firm in particular, Oasis Interior Design, which [...]
Game changers: How to get them to full potential May 7, 2015 It’s vital that traditional structures don’t stifle these invaluable employees THE TRADITIONAL concepts of business manager and business leader are being challenged by a shifting global economy, new technology and an increasing demand for a more diverse workforce. And business strategies are being overhauled, as leading organisations recognise the importance of those individuals who deliver [...]
General Election 2015 results: First Tory marginal held as party looks set to win May 7, 2015 The first Conservative-Labour marginal has been held by the Tories, in what may reflect an early pattern in the results for the General Election. More on this story: Election results live Nuneaton, the first of many Tory-Labour marginals, has announced a Conservative victory, with Marcus Jones being declared its MP. The party gained 20,827 votes, [...]
General Election 2015 results: Pound jumps against the dollar on exit polls May 7, 2015 The pound bounced against the dollar after exit polls suggested the Conservative Party had a wider-than-expected lead over its rivals in the General Election. At midnight, the pound was up 0.94 per cent against the dollar at $1.5388. However, immediately following the poll it peaked at $1.5445. Read more on this story: Just how accurate [...]
General Election 2015: What is an exit poll and how accurate are they? May 7, 2015 With tonight's exit poll predicting the Conservative Party is just shy of a majority on 316 seats, many have been shocked it is so far from previous polls that had the major parties neck-and-neck. But just how accurate could this be? We had a look at previous elections and exit polls to find out whether [...]