A helping hand to lift you on to the property ladder October 22, 2009 GETTING on the property ladder is notoriously difficult in London. But if you’re one of the thousands of young professionals earning a decent salary – but still not able to fork out the post-credit crunch minimum deposit of 20 per cent in order to attain a mortgage- then you may have more options than you [...]
OTHER AFFORDABLE HOMES October 22, 2009 THE HOMEFIELD, SM4Price: £199,950 At less than £200k, this three bedroom flat on the first floor is great value. With two double bedrooms and one single, a private balcony and access to a communal garden and off-street parking, this is an ideal first home. At the southern end of the Northern line, Morden is well [...]
Q&A: INTERIORS October 22, 2009 ALAN WAXMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR AT DEVELOPER LANDMASSQ.Dear Alan, I have just bought a wreck of a house and have a budget of £1m to do it up so that I can live in it. Where do I start?A.When developing a property you need to decide whether you are going to oversee the project yourself or [...]
FOCUS ON: RICHMOND, SURREY October 22, 2009 MILL PLAT, TW7Price: £1.45m This imposing six-bedroom property comes with high ceilings, wood floors and plenty of period features. With a large garden that backs on to the river Crane, it has an enviable and quiet location. The nearest station is Richmond, which offers both Tube and mainline trains into central London. Contact: Foxtons on [...]
We find the City thrilling and we know you do too October 22, 2009 BUSINESS is exciting: the cut and thrust of a huge deal; the terror when things start to unravel; the knowledge that agreements made in a Square Mile office have global implications. That’s why we’ve always believed that business news should reflect this, that it should be punchy, brash, colourful and loud. We find it thrilling [...]
The tributes pour in as City A.M. gets to 1,000 October 22, 2009 GORDON BROWNPrime Minister“Congratulations to City A.M. on reaching a thousand editions. Your paper has kept both Westminster and the City informed at a time of great turbulence in the world economy.” SIR VICTOR BLANKFormer chairman, Lloyds Banking“City A.M. has developed into a quality newspaper which sparks boardroom debate with its insight and analysis. It is [...]
The City’s biggest names read City A.M. every day October 22, 2009 SIR RICHARD BRANSONVirgin“Well done to the team at City A.M. on reaching your 1,000th edition – it is an impressive achievement in an industry almost as tough as the airline one.” AMANDA STAVELEYCEO, PCP“Well done City A.M. on reaching this important milestone. Whenever I’m in the UK I try to see a copy. You report [...]
We’re never afraid to blaze a trail October 22, 2009 City A.M. has broken some of the biggest business stories since we launched, moving markets, forcing companies to reveal their intentions before they would have liked and causing rows in the corridors of the Bank of England and the Treasury. Here we remember a few of our best. THE TAX EXODUS BEGINSBack in April 2008, [...]
Gossip, intrigue and a whole lot of City fun October 22, 2009 OUR diary page, The Capitalist, has also had its share of stories to get the City talking this year. Just last week we led the way with the coverage of Carphone Warehouse tycoon Charles Dunstone’s wedding, revealing all the juicy details, including the fact that Jools Holland had been lined up to entertain guests at [...]
BILL OF THE YEAR October 22, 2009 THE City may have been suffering this year, but if our popular Bill of the Week feature is anything to go by, opulence is certainly not dead. This little beauty – racked up in the depths of the gloom in early February – was the result of four businessmen taking their wives out for a [...]
