House prices in Chelsea have fallen by 10 per cent this year October 6, 2016 House prices in Chelsea have fallen by 9.8 per cent annually, according to Knight Frank. Overall, prices for high-end homes in central London fell by 2.6 per cent in September, the estate agents said. Read more: House prices under threat in Tower Hamlets due to rapid building and Brexit There were marked regional differences in prices [...]
City Moves for 4 October 2016 | Who’s switching jobs October 4, 2016 Edison Edison, an investor relations and investment research company, has hired Elliott Berstock to the role of account manager in the investor relations team. Elliott brings to Edison more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in the investment industry, joining from Capital Access Group, where he held the positions of associate director of investor relations and [...]
The Free State of Jones review: This overly long and indecisive war flick goes nowhere and amounts to little September 30, 2016 Matthew McConaughey’s Free State of Jones was one of the surprise disappointments of the summer over in the US. The Oscar winner plays Newton Knight, a disillusioned Confederate soldier in the American Civil War who returns home and rebels against his former comrades, creating a “Free State”. Coming in at a two hours and 20 [...]
Britain’s most expensive streets revealed: Zoopla unveils rich list of top 10 priciest neighbourhoods in London September 30, 2016 The UK's top 10 most expensive neighbourhoods are all still in London and they're all still eye-poppingly pricey – but they are getting cheaper. Well, some of them. Top of Zoopla's property rich list is Kensington Palace Gardens, W8, where the average property will set you back £38.3m, followed by The Boltons in SW10, where a [...]
Attorney General among government’s legal eagles for Article 50 court case September 28, 2016 Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC has today been confirmed as among the lawyers speaking for the government in the upcoming Article 50 case. Other members of counsel defending the case at the High Court in October are James Eadie QC, Jason Coppel QC, Tom Cross and Christopher Knight. The case, which has been brought against the government [...]
House price confidence ticked upwards in September as Brexit fears faded September 26, 2016 As worries about the effect of the Brexit vote on the UK economy start to fade, Londoners have become more confident about the price of their home. According to research by Knight Frank, people across the UK believe the value of their house increased in September. Londoners perceived the biggest house price growth of anywhere in [...]
Newmarket betting tips: Sparks will fly for Brian Meehan in Cambridgeshire September 22, 2016 JOHN Gosden has won the historic Cambridgeshire Handicap (4.10pm) three times, but punters were dealt a bitter blow when his hot favourite Sacred Act was ruled out on Wednesday evening. The lightly-raced five-year-old won impressively at Sandown earlier this month and many were hoping he would turn out to be the next Pipedreamer or Halling. [...]
Property of the Week: 14 Half Moon Street is a Victorian bachelor pad turned family mansion that’s on sale for £14m September 22, 2016 A peek inside these plush living quarters is also a glimpse into Oscar Wilde’s Mayfair, a time when bohemians and young men-about-town could afford to live in the prestigious district while they chased their fortunes. This enormous Grade II listed house was the inspiration for Algernon Moncrieff’s bachelor pad in The Importance of Being Earnest, [...]
Prices for central London’s luxury homes are falling – but outer areas are becoming less affordable September 21, 2016 London's luxury homes are set to have their prices cut by nearly 10 per cent this year, but prices in the capital's outer boroughs will continue to become less affordable, according to new research. Property services giant Savills has predicted prices on high-end homes in central London will drop by nine per cent this year and won't return to growth [...]
New homes on sale in Stanton William’s Riverwalk, the curviest towers on the River Thames September 16, 2016 Riverwalk, Westminster From £1.25m A scheme at Millbank on the north bank of the Thames is throwing open its doors this weekend to prospective buyers. Over 75 per cent of the homes have been sold off-plan at the Ronson Capital Partners development, which has 119 one to four bedroom apartments spread across two buildings. The [...]