The Shard skyscraper wins new letting after poaching fintech firm from the City November 19, 2015 The developers behind the Shard skyscraper at London Bridge have secured another letting after poaching fintech firm Sapphire Systems from the City. The global software solutions firm has agreed to take 15,700 square feet of office space on level nine of the tower, City A.M. can reveal. It is understood to be paying in the [...]
London drivers pay over £119m a year in traffic fines caught on CCTV November 19, 2015 London councils are raking in over £119m a year from traffic violations caught on CCTV, with motorists in the capital contributing 65 per cent of money made from traffic violations across the UK. According to Freedom of Information data from price comparison site confused.com, Ealing Council made the most revenue at £3m with the London Borough [...]
London Mayoral Election 2016: Property giants reveal wishlist for next mayor, including protecting commercial property space in the city’s centre November 19, 2015 Two of London’s major property groups have today revealed their ‘Mayoral Manifesto’, calling on the next Mayor of London to tackle issues stemming from a rising population and increased demand for housing and jobs. The Westminster Property Association (WPA) and City Property Association (CPA), who represent more than 400 owners, developers and investors between them, want [...]
Mapped: TfL’s property and land empire ripe for redevelopment – from Tube stations to Thames piers November 18, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) is turning property mogul after identifying 50 locations it will develop into properties for homes and retail over the next decade. Its first planning applications for residential developmets have now been made (at Nine Elms, Northwood and Parsons Green), starting the firing gun on development of the 10m sq ft of [...]
London house prices: TfL files planning applications for its first residential developments at Nine Elms, Northwood and Parsons Green November 18, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) may be best known for signal failures, but London's transport authority also has recently announced plans to branch out into property development. Today it announced where its first developments will be, after it submitted planning applications in Nine Elms, Northwood and Parsons Green. Between them, the three sites will yield more [...]
Where can I use Apple Pay in the UK? The A-Z of shops, restaurants and apps which will accept mobile payment with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus November 17, 2015 Apple launched its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in the UK in its first mobile payment move beyond the US, capitalising on the boom in mobile and contactless payments among consumers. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, across the high street and [...]
Boris Johnson has just discovered Crossrail 2 route will go under his house – in an automated letter he sent to himself November 17, 2015 London Mayor Boris Johnson has just found out that the proposed route for Crossrail 2 will go 20 metres under his £3m Islington town house – discovering the news in an automated letter he sent out himself. Johnson, who in his mayoral role chairs Transport for London, said he was "very apprehensive" about the news – [...]
Travel disruption on London Overground between Willesden Junction and Shepherd’s Bush after digger incident November 16, 2015 A section of the London Overground was shut off this morning, after a digger pulled down overhead wiring on the line over the weekend. There was no service between Willesden Junction and Shepherd's Bush this morning, with Transport for London instead operating a rail replacement bus service between the two stations, in both directions. The bus runs [...]
Sharm el-Sheikh crash: Monarch Airlines cancels all holidays to Egyptian resort until 20 December November 13, 2015 Monarch Airlines has cancelled all flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh until 20 December, pushing the date back a further month from the current schedule. The budget airline, along with rival EasyJet and holiday operator Thomas Cook, had been hoping to restart flights from 25 November. However this afternoon it said that it was pushing [...]
On one day last month the London Underground carried more passengers than the population of Wales November 13, 2015 Transport for London (TfL) has published passenger statistics for last month showing than on 9 October this year, the Tube carried a record-breaking 4.7 million customers. That's 1.6 times the population of Wales. Thought your commute was getting busier? You're not wrong: according to TfL, the last week of October was the Tube's busiest ever, with [...]