London office property deals abandoned as sellers pin hopes on price recovery April 20, 2024 Abandoned property deals have driven investment volumes in the London office market down in the first quarter of the year, but green shoots are starting to emerge.
Mortgages are up but don’t get too excited April 19, 2024 What should we read into recent signs of a gradual recovery in the mortgage market? The answer is, it depends. Taking into account distortions caused by the work-from-home exodus from London and the cost of living and it looks like we may simply be returning to precedented times, says Steven MacDonald When it was announced [...]
Volkswagen Touareg eHybrid review: Power to the people April 17, 2024 Tim Pitt drives the 2024 Volkswagen Touareg, a large SUV with plug-in hybrid tech and a premium price tag.
Summer in the City: Los Mochis boss on London’s newest open-air hotspot April 16, 2024 Los Mochis City is set to be *the* summer rooftop. We meet the restaurateur behind the newest Square Mile hotspot
Former ‘Vote Leave’ Brexit HQ to be transformed into London flats April 15, 2024 An Abu Dhabi backed property group has bought Westminster Tower - the building which formerly housed Brexit's Vote Leave headquarters - for £41m with plans to turn the office block into a new residential development.
Meet the CEO behind the world’s most extraordinary expeditions, from Antarctica to Papua New Guinea April 11, 2024 Ben Lyons and EYOS know Antarctica. And just about everywhere else, too.
Ever wanted to make the pub your office? Well now you can and it’s cheaper than you think April 4, 2024 It's actually cheaper to work from a pub than in a co-working space, a new report has claimed.
London’s thriving financial districts are a testament to reinvention April 4, 2024 Necessity is the mother of invention – or in this case, reinvention. Many a conversation in 2020 and 2021 revolved around the future of the Docklands hub, which seemed to be at risk from our brave new world of hybrid working. Walking round the Wharf today, though, and it’s obvious that what may once have [...]
Deloitte rows back on City office cuts with more floors at its London Athene Place base April 2, 2024 The Big Four firm cut the size of its London offices back in 2022 when it exited its Hill House building on its London campus
Buy now, fail later? Banks struggle to cash in on Klarna’s success March 27, 2024 Natwest recently confirmed it would axe its buy-now pay-later scheme. Industry experts suggest the move could be a sign of things to come as traditional lenders struggle to gain a foothold in the market.