Focus On Blackheath: New development is thin on the ground in this quintessential London village October 5, 2018 T here’s a lot of development going on in South East London, but you won’t find it in Blackheath. This little enclave is on the borders of Greenwich, Kidbrooke and Lewisham, which are all undergoing Joan Rivers-level facelifts in the next few years, but there’s nothing going on in Blackheath by comparison. Housebuilding behemoth Berkeley [...]
Focus On St John’s Wood: Why the genteel life on offer in this north west London village has endured for over a hundred years October 5, 2018 The rapid gentrification of the grottier parts of London has dominated the capital’s housing chat over the last few years. Everyone loves a rags to riches story, but as boring as it sounds, there are some parts of London that have always been, well, lovely. St John’s Wood is one of those places, a north [...]
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line with no service running all day October 5, 2018 The Central Line is out of action today due to industrial action, with the strikes affecting the Waterloo & City Line too. The 24-hour strike will continue until mid-morning Saturday, leaving commuters to rethink their journeys into work today. There will be no Night Tube on the Central Line either. Transport for London (TfL) has [...]
Twenty-four hour strike on Central Line to go ahead tomorrow after talks break down October 4, 2018 A 24-hour strike on the Central Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between Transport for London (TfL) and the Aslef union broke down. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, as will the night tube, and there will also be little or no service on the Waterloo and City [...]
London office take-up climbs as Crossrail arrival and new hotspots fuel demand October 4, 2018 Demand for office space in Central London jumped in the third quarter of 2018, with take-up in the capital’s commercial property sector showing no sign of a slowdown in the run-up to Britain leaving the EU. Office take-up in the three months to the end of September hit 3.7m square foot, marking a six per [...]
Legal challenges against Heathrow third runway given green light for full hearing next year October 4, 2018 Five separate legal challenges against the government strategy for the third runway at Heathrow have been given the green light for a full hearing, most likely to be heard next year. This summer MPs rubber-stamped the £14bn third runway after MPS voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Department for Transport's (DfT) national policy statement (NPS). The decision proved [...]
TfL to roll out first 24-hour ‘eco laundry vending machines’ for time-pressed commuters October 4, 2018 For many Londoners, the commute into work is one of the most stressful parts of the day – perhaps behind doing the laundry. Now both are being made stress-free with new eco-laundry vending machines that are being rolled out across various Tube stations. Transport for London (TfL) is today launching VClean Life's first 24 hour machines to allow time-constrained commuters [...]
Sadiq Khan accused of misleading public over nine-month Crossrail delay October 3, 2018 Members of the London Assembly have accused Sadiq Khan of misleading the public over what he knew about a nine-month Crossrail delay that infuriated commuters when it was revealed this summer. The Assembly's transport committee, which has been investigating the delay, has sent a damning letter to London mayor Khan. The letter, seen by City A.M., [...]
Great Portland Estates sells off £65m building home to Ottolenghi’s new restaurant October 3, 2018 A West End property block home to Yotam Ottolenghi’s new flagship restaurant was snapped up by an overseas investor for £65m today. Read more: Soho House boss says second City of London venue has not been ruled out Great Portland Estates (GPE), a FTSE property developer, sold off 55 Wells Street to an undisclosed foreign buyer [...]
RMT union calls on Sadiq Khan to halt possible ticket office closures on London Overground October 3, 2018 The RMT rail union has called on the mayor of London Sadiq Khan to halt the planned closures for ticket offices on the London Overground. Last September the operator of the London Overground, Arriva Rail London (ARL), announced a review into how people pay for their tube travel, following the boom in people paying for travel via contactless [...]