Londoners will pay a £30,000 premium to live in the congestion charge zone September 21, 2016 Londoners are happy to pay extra for a home just inside the congestion charge zone, new research has revealed. According to research from the London School of Economics (LSE), homes inside the zone are £30,000 more expensive than the houses on the other side of the congestion charge boundary. Read more: House prices rebounded this month, hitting first-time buyers [...]
Picks of the day: The three stories to read today September 21, 2016 We’re officially halfway through the working week – to celebrate, we’ve put together the top three stories of the day in bite-sized form, just to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. Google has just launched a new IM app Google has just launched a [...]
The mayor’s making a serious push for TfL to take over London’s suburban rail routes September 21, 2016 The Mayor of London is stepping up his push for Transport for London (TfL) to take over the capital's suburban rail routes and turn lines run by troubled Southern and other operators into Overground routes. Sadiq Khan will make the business case for rail devolution ahead of the Autumn Statement. Read more: Southern Rail commuters take on Department [...]
Firms call for infrastructure spend before the beginning of Brexit talks September 21, 2016 London businesses want increased infrastructure spending before the beginning of Brexit negotiations, according to a new survey. More than four in five London businesses say increased investment in infrastructure is important for the UK economy in the period between the referendum and the start of Brexit negotiations, according to a ComRes poll on behalf of the [...]
Sadiq Khan has demanded a raft of New York-style tax powers following his trip to North America September 20, 2016 Returning from a five day trip to the US, London mayor Sadiq Khan has demanded the devolution of fresh tax powers to City Hall. Khan has visited Chicago, Montreal and New York over the last few days, meeting with the mayors of all three cities to discuss extremism, housing and social integration. And he has [...]
Severe delays on Central Line after person hit by train at Bethnal Green Tube station September 19, 2016 There are severe delays on the Central Line this afternoon, following a customer incident earlier. A person was killed after being hit by a train at Bethnal Green Tube station, which was subsequently closed. The station has since reopened. Transport for London said there were severe delays on the entire Central Line. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/777866520722538496 British Transport [...]
London’s black cab drivers are considering a legal challenge against accepting card payments September 18, 2016 Cab drivers are considering whether to launch a legal challenge over the mandatory introduction of card payments in black taxis across London, as they put on hold plans for protests on the capital's roads this week. Passengers will be able to pay for journeys by credit or debit card under rules due to come into force by the end of [...]
Opinion: The Night Tube won’t have any effect on house prices until it runs during the working week September 16, 2016 If the Night Tube was introduced during the working week, then it would be a game changer. It would mean people who work shifts – such as ambulance workers, fire fighters, nurses, junior doctors and other professionals who provide around the clock support to the community – wouldn’t need to pay high central London rents [...]
Focus On Barking: Will Khan’s approval for ‘Barcelona-on-Thames’ change the landscape of east London? September 16, 2016 It’s not often Barking – an industrial suburb of east London – finds itself in the spotlight. But that’s exactly what happened this month when Mayor of London Sadiq Khan approved “one of the largest and most ambitious regeneration schemes in Europe” on the north bank of the Thames. Barking Riverside, as it’ll be known, [...]
Travel chaos as heavy rain brings abrupt end to heatwave and causes a train to derail near Watford Junction. Oh, and there’s a Circle Line strike September 16, 2016 A London Midland train derailed near Watford Junction today as the UK's train lines were plunged into chaos after the recent heatwave came to an abrupt end with floods, thunderstorms and hail. Virgin Trains said the service had hit a landslide, causing it to strike another train and derail – but no injuries were reported. However, it did [...]