The keystone: New real estate law to revolutionise sector, attract FDI, and accelerate Vision 2030 September 9, 2025 Construction site at Diriyah, The City of Earth, the over $63 billion, 14 square kilometre giga-project on the outskirts of Riyadh, where 100,000 people will live and work In a move that decisively signals a new era for global capital, Saudi Arabia has recently approved a landmark law allowing foreign individuals and entities whether residents [...]
Over 3000 phones marked thanks to the City Business Improvement Districts September 8, 2025 Free phone marking sessions run by the five City of London Business Improvement Districts, in partnership with the City of London Police, has resulted in more than 3000 phones marked to help combat the increase in mobile phone theft. Various pop-up events took place across the city from June until August, where people had discreet [...]
Eastern City Presents: City Views Installation September 8, 2025 Four innovative and creative wayfinding totems have been installed in front of the main viewing galleries as part of a collaborative project with the London Festival of Architecture, the Eastern City Business Improvement District and the City of London corporation. This collection of architectural street furniture will connect the viewing galleries across the Eastern City [...]
How procurement teams are responding to a complex risk environment September 4, 2025 With supply chain disruption, rising prices and pressure to meet ESG and CSR aspirations, it’s more important than ever that organisations have control over how they spend budgets Procurement isn’t what it used to be. Once a behind-the-scenes function focused on reducing costs is now turning into a strategic powerhouse shaping how businesses respond to [...]
“Smart money” is doubling down on private equity – but are private investors missing out? September 3, 2025 Public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and family offices keep bulking up their investments in private equity and private markets. Now, at last, private investors can get in. In July, the largest US public pension fund CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) announced its best set of results in four years. It also bulked up [...]
Commuter Convenience Without The Price Tag Three-stop tube journey delivers huge property price savings at Stories Wharf August 22, 2025 Just three stops from Canary Wharf, Stories Wharf by Hyde New Homes is challenging London’s sky-high property prices with quality, value-for-money riverside living in Newham. Located in an area set to benefit from the impressive Royal Docks regeneration plan—delivering a vibrant new neighbourhood and dynamic business hub—this striking new development offers shared ownership homes at [...]
Nature, Culture and Family Activities in Enfield August 22, 2025 The Borough of Enfield covers 31.7 square miles of North London and includes neighbourhoods such as Oakwood, Edmonton and Ponders End. There are lots of things to do in Enfield, from exploring nature to visiting some of the diverse range of bars, restaurants, and family-friendly activities that are reachable from Newlon Living’s Shared Ownership apartments [...]
Shared Ownership Week – Interview with Angela Barry, Sales Manager at SNG August 22, 2025 To mark Shared Ownership Week in City AM, we sat down with Angela Barry, Sales Manager at Sovereign Network Group, to get her views on Shared Ownership in the current market. Why is 2025 the right time to try shared ownership? At the moment, Shared Ownership is one of the only options for buyers that [...]
“I’ve been recommending Shared Ownership to all of my friends” – Rhianna’s Shared Ownership Journey with L&Q August 22, 2025 Rhianna had been renting in west London for several years – moving around different rental homes in the area. She never thought buying in London would be possible for her, until she heard about Shared Ownership from her colleague. She explains: “I was renting in Acton for three years – I was actually living with [...]
City AM Triathlon Team Challenge at T100 London hailed as great success August 13, 2025 A successful London T100 Triathlon weekend saw Maurten UK come home first in the City AM Triathlon Team Challenge. The London-based subsidiary of Swedish sports nutrition company Maurten AB came first out of 26 City AM Triathlon Team Challenge teams in a time of one hour, 12 minutes and 47 seconds. The likes of Steph [...]