From data analytics to broadband, lazy “business as usual” isn’t good enough from London’s next mayor April 26, 2016 On 5 May, a new mayor will be elected to run London. The new mayor’s ability to make life better for Londoners will depend not just on good policies but also on how well he or she can make the capital’s governing machinery work. London’s first two mayors have both been big figures, who in [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith says Tube passengers face conditions worse than farmyard animals as Sadiq Khan says the Tories’ “Donald Trump approach” won’t work April 25, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has warned commuters that they will face conditions on the Tube that would be illegal for farmyard animals unless there is further investment in the transport network. Speaking with less than two weeks until London goes to the polls to vote on Boris Johnson's successor, Goldsmith said that the situation passengers [...]
Tank beer could be the new craft beer as Pilsner Urquell expands supply to Draft House bar chain in London April 25, 2016 It might be early days, but craft beer may have just met its match. Pale lager maker Pilsner Urquell has stepped up its expansion of tank beer in the UK through a new partnership with the Draft House bar chain. The Czech brewer will supply the new Draft House tank bar on Chancery Lane, which [...]
Tube strike: RMT says planned strikes on Piccadilly Line on Wednesday and Thursday have been suspended April 25, 2016 The planned Tube strike on the Piccadilly Line that was scheduled to take place tomorrow and Thursday has been called off, the RMT union has announced. The strike had been organised due to overwhelming support for a strike after a "comprehensive breakdown in industrial relations". The union said the strike had been suspended after progress was made [...]
Heathrow faces £16bn “gaping hole” to upgrade road and rail links to the airport if third runway gets approval April 24, 2016 Heathrow Airport would face a black hole in excess of £16bn to pay for enhancements to road and rail links to the airport should the third runway be given the green light, Transport for London (TfL) has warned. The total cost for the upgrades would stand at £18.4bn, TfL said, far more than the £2.2bn Heathrow estimated. [...]
New homes on sale this weekend, including the former BBC Television Centre in White City April 22, 2016 Television Centre, White City From £700,000 The former home of the BBC forms the centrepiece of the regeneration of White City, which will see 5,000 new homes built in total. The first batch of homes will go on sale from 23 April at 11am in the Television Centre Pavilion. The first phase will consist of [...]
Property of the Week: This novel loft conversion doubled the living space at 28 Nottingham Place in Marylebone April 22, 2016 You’ve heard of wealthy homeowners digging down into their basements, but have you ever seen them build up? The owners of the fourth floor apartment at 28 Nottingham Place, a period building in the heart of Marylebone, have decided to do just that and increase their living space from 680sqft to 1,219sqft at the drop [...]
Londoners: Stop whinging about astronomical rents. It’s so much worse in these other cities April 22, 2016 Renters in London probably think they have good reason to feel hard done by. House prices seem to be going one-way, while wages just aren't keeping up. Map: How much you need to earn to live in every London postcode But a new report, out today, from the Global Cities Business Alliance, shows that Londoners [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour’s Sadiq Khan is running away with it as he leads Zac Goldsmith by 20 points April 22, 2016 Labour's Sadiq Khan has extended his lead over Zac Goldsmith with just two weeks to go until the London mayoral election. A new poll, which reflects how Londoners will actually vote, shows Khan stretched his lead over Goldsmith to 20 points. Khan has increased his lead over Goldsmith, his closest rival, after distributing second preferences, according [...]
Competition warnings over OnTheMarket were pretty much inevitable April 22, 2016 Anyone with even a passing interest in technology and its history could have predicted this one: just as the Luddites were eventually overwhelmed by power looms, online property portal OnTheMarket was destined to stumble. And lo, yesterday it came to pass: the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) effectively took a sledgehammer to the site’s business [...]