Tooting property prices: A fun, if a little pricey, area to buy a house on the Northern Line September 23, 2015 Not only does Tooting bear one of the most charming names out of all of London’s precincts, the Zone Three area has pretty good connections to the central London thanks to the Northern Line. A largely residential area, the rows of terraced housing have recently proven popular with the hordes of young professionals that [...]
Smooth move: The right way to expand and quickly integrate a second office September 23, 2015 With success comes the potential – and often the necessity – of expanding your business, sometimes by adding satellite offices elsewhere in the country or abroad. Each new office brings with it new challenges, but it is the second which usually presents the biggest learning curve for most businesses. That said, opening a second [...]
Sadiq Khan: Can a Labour mayor make City Hall pro-business? Labour mayoral candidate on what separates him from Jeremy Corbyn September 23, 2015 Sitting in a cafe around the corner from the Labour party’s headquarters in Westminster, Sadiq Khan says that he and the new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, are not always in agreement. “Ken Livingstone as the Labour mayor often disagreed with the Labour leadership, Boris Johnson as the Conservative mayor often disagreed with the Conservative [...]
TfL rubbishes claims that Night Tube will help only rich Londoners September 22, 2015 Transport for London has rubbished claims that the Night Tube would benefit only the richest of Londoners, insisting it will support thousands of jobs across the capital. A study published today claims that the service, which was due to launch on 12 September, was tilted in favour of people with higher-than-average house prices. [...]
Waterloo and City line Tube strike 2015 dates: RMT staff will stage 48-hour walk out from 28-30 September September 22, 2015 Tube workers will stage a fresh 48-hour Tube strike in a row over pay targetting one of the capital's major commuter routes – the Waterloo and City line. The strike will go ahead following a vote in favour of action by RMT union members. However, London Underground claims just three people voted for it. Control [...]
UK house prices: One million homes by 2020 will be yet another failed target if we don’t change policy radically September 21, 2015 This week, research by property website Rightmove predicted that the average price of a house in London could easily hit £1m by the end of 2020. Yes, you heard right: one million pounds – in five years. So, while it’s welcome news that Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, wants England to build 1m [...]
This TfL collision map shows London’s most dangerous junctions and roads when you’re on your bike, walking, driving or in a taxi September 21, 2015 If you're a cyclist in London, then Transport for London have published an amazingly useful map which can warn you of the spots on your journey where you're most at risk of being involved in an accident. The new interactive map, found at collisionmap.london, lays out the exact location of every single collision in the [...]
Final payout from Icelandic banks falls short September 20, 2015 THE British and Dutch governments stand to lose as much as 533bn krona (£2.7bn) in a final deal with Icelandic banks, after they were forced to step in and reimburse investors in 2008. In a settlement with Iceland’s Depositors and Investors Guarantee Fund (TIF), British and Dutch authorities will receive 20bn Icelandic krona (£100m), which [...]
The Thames is both an asset and a liability – due to the lack of East London road crossings September 20, 2015 After decades of post-war decline, the Thames has undergone a renaissance and is once again at the economic heart of London. However, if it is one of the capital’s greatest assets, it is also one of its greatest liabilities – because of the inability to get across the Thames by road in most of [...]
Network Rail could be privatised, says HS1 boss Nicola Shaw September 20, 2015 Network Rail could be speeding towards future as a private company, after the boss brought in to shake up the company following serious failures said privatisation was "on the table". "It can't not be" said Nicola Shaw, speaking to the BBC, about the future prospects of Network Rail, which is responsible for the upkeep of [...]