All Hale: why this Tottenham area is a new residential superstar Focus On Tottenham Hale in North London’s borough of Haringey is part of one of the largest “opportunity areas” in the capital, receiving £1bn worth of new development and a £30m upgrade to Tottenham Hale station. “This is a really exciting time for Tottenham Hale,” says Tom Goodall, head of residential at property developer and investor Argent [...]
Top super yachts, from slick new hybrids to the giants of the sea Even though the sky is an ominous steely grey and a storm is forecast, we set sail from Monaco to Cannes aboard the new 55-metre Moskito super yacht, which was built by Dutch shipyard Heesen and unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in September. With a “displacement hull” gleaming like a white shark’s tooth, it [...]
Focus On: Get yourself into a Pickle in booming Bermondsey Located in the south-easterly London Borough of Southwark, Bermondsey has a fascinating past. Back in the 1800s it was known for its industrial plants for processing animal hides (hence some road names such as Tanner Street and Leathermarket), as well as slums for local workers and the notorious docks that inspired scenes in Dickensian novels [...]
Focus On: Islington – An area that has all a savvy buyer needs November 5, 2021 One of those neighbourhoods that has it all, Islington combines lively restaurants and bars, inviting pubs and attractive residential areas with Georgian townhouses, garden squares and quaint terraces. Less bourgeois than west London, it attracts a mix of high-earning middle class millennials and boomers, families, and hipster house sharers with a liking for arts and [...]
Focus on: Royal Docks – Royal Albert Wharf is a trendy new neighbourhood October 29, 2021 Stretching 4km along the northerly banks of the River Thames, the Royal Docks, in the London Borough of Newham, were originally built for importing and exporting goods during the Industrial Revolution. Closed in the 1980s, they have been undergoing a great deal of regeneration over the last decade, with a diverse array of residential, commercial [...]
Focus On: Brighton – an investors’ paradise October 22, 2021 Thanks to the ability for many people to work from anywhere or pop into a central office on an ad hoc basis, increasing numbers of professionals are moving out of London in search of locations with a less frenetic pace of life – something the seaside city of Brighton will continue to benefit from. “Brighton [...]
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 [...]
