England’s top three batsmen still up in the air for this summer’s Ashes following inconclusive West Indies series February 13, 2019 Only one Test match now stands between England and the start of this summer’s Ashes. Despite having just spent the last three weeks playing that very format in the Caribbean, they are no closer to solving their perennial problem. The phrase “first name on the team sheet” is a common one in sport; right now [...]
Viventi in £100m UK build-to-rent investment after appointing FirstPort at partner February 12, 2019 US investor Viventi has said today that it is planning to inject £100m into the UK’s growing build-to-rent (BTR) market. In a bid to cash in on the rising demand for homes built specifically with a view to being rented out and professionally managed, Viventi Capital Management is moving into the UK properry market with [...]
Focus On the City of London: How much does it cost to live in the shiny new developments in the Square Mile? February 11, 2019 Have you ever thought about living in the Square Mile? Fair enough if you haven’t because you’re certainly in the majority, With an eye-watering average second-hand sale price of £840,053 – for context, the London average is £497,452, according to Savills Research using the Land Registry – and an outmoded reputation for being suits central, [...]
Law firm DWF aims to raise £75m in pre-Brexit March float February 8, 2019 Law firm DWF said it is targeting a March listing on the London Stock Exchange, with plans to raise £75m. That would make its listing the largest undertaken by a law firm so far, outstripping Knights which raised £50m in June. The firm said it expects to announce the final offer price following its marketing [...]
Private Rented Sector investment to hit £75bn by 2025 February 5, 2019 Investment in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is expected to nearly double in size over the next six years, as home-ownership rates wane in the wake of affordability pressures. The level of capital being invested or committed into the UK’s professionally-managed institutional PRS is forecasted to hit £75bn by 2025, marking a sharp rise [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Wings can soar to victory at the Valley January 29, 2019 HAPPY Valley punters will be hoping to accumulate some dollars for the start of the three-day Chinese New Year Festival next week, which signals the ‘Year of the Pig’. Chinese New Year always highlights good fortune, prosperity, luck, wealth and happiness – and bettors will be hoping for a welcome combination of each at the [...]
John Lewis to close historic Knight & Lee department store in Southsea January 23, 2019 John Lewis today said it is shutting its historic Knight & Lee department store in Southsea in the chain’s first closure for more than a decade. The department store said it will close Knight & Lee, which at 35,000 square feet (sq ft) is its smallest outlet, in July this year. Read more: John Lewis enjoys [...]
Shares rocket in listed law firm Keystone following strong trading update January 21, 2019 Shares in Keystone Law jumped by nearly 15 per cent today after it said it expects to be “comfortably ahead” of market profit expectations for its financial year. Keystone, which became just the third UK firm to float when it went public in November 2017, said it continued to trade strongly in the second half of [...]
Central London office space take-up soars to highest level since 2014 January 7, 2019 Fresh evidence of the capital’s thriving office space market has been brought to light today, with new figures showing that take-up in Central London last year soared to its highest level since 2014. Property agents are forecasting that the boom in London’s letting activity will likely carry on into 2019, as supply shortages and persistent [...]
Portland Stone became the building block of London, but does it have a place in modern British architecture? January 7, 2019 There are certain things you stop noticing after a few years in London. The first thing is how busy it is; crowds become the norm. The abominable air quality only becomes apparent when you leave. Another thing is Portland Stone. Chances are, you don’t even know you’re looking at it, but there aren’t many streets [...]