Hundreds of affordable London homes in pipeline as part of £276m scheme January 23, 2024 A housing developer, owned by FTSE 250 firm Vistry, has bagged a £276m scheme to build 739 new homes in Colindale, North West London. Countryside Partnership was named as the preferred developer by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), who are bringing the scheme forward. Some 60 [...]
‘Super Bowl is a home away from home as an American in London’ February 10, 2024 Yes, you are right, the Super Bowl is not just about American football – and it probably never will be. But that doesn’t mean it’s not the (with full emphasis on the ‘the’) weekend that Americans, and even the Brits, look forward to all year. Everyone’s got their reasons for tuning in – whether it [...]
Row over why London built just one affordable home a month August 15, 2023 A row has broken out over why London has built just one affordable home a month, amid warnings the capital’s housing crisis is fast catapulting into an emergency situation. Figures published today reveal just three affordable homes were started by City Hall during April, May and June 2023 – while stats for previous years extend [...]
How work from home could be denting London’s GDP March 25, 2024 The new work-from-home era has inflated London’s GDP by over £8bn, as outdated measures of regional growth have warped official calculations. When adjusting for where people actually work from, rather than where their jobs are based on paper, the size of London’s economy falls by 1.4 per cent, data from Cebr has revealed. This pushes [...]
Yimbys v Nimbys: The London boroughs blocking new homes April 1, 2024 New data reveals the most anti-development London boroughs, with some approving less than two fifths of major developments proposals they received.
London’s Right to Buy-back scheme unlocks over 1,500 council homes August 9, 2022 More than 1,500 London homes have been brought back into public ownership over the past year, under London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme. The scheme, announced last July, aims to boost the capital’s supply of council homes, giving 14 boroughs access to £15m to buy back properties which have been – or will [...]
John Lewis submits £500m London planning bid for 800 homes – but questions remain about affordability June 30, 2023 John Lewis is pressing on with its shift away from the high street and into residential property by submitting initial planning applications for new ‘build to rent’ homes in the capital The hard-hit retailer submitted proposals for nearly 800 rental homes on London sites in West Ealing and Bromley, with plans for a site in [...]
A new home for the London Museum will spawn a cultural renaissance in the City October 16, 2023 London Museum will deliver 1,700 jobs and training opportunities, adding over £755m over a ten-year period. It will be the jewel in the crown of a world-leading cultural offer.
Spring Budget 2024: Just four per cent of London homes exempt from ‘hefty’ stamp duty fees as pressure mounts on Hunt February 28, 2024 Only four per cent of homes on sale in London are exempt from “hefty” stamp duty charges, as fresh pressure is piled on the UK Chancellor to reform the levy ahead of the Spring Budget next week.
Thames Water could soon be heating London homes… with sewage September 13, 2023 Thames Water is exploring how Londoners’ homes could soon be kept warm by heat generated from sewage, City Hall has been told.