Fitzrovia: We focus on a London area that’s like the West End but cooler February 9, 2022 Although the central London district of Fitzrovia has no formal boundaries (it is part of both the London boroughs of Camden and Westminster), it is generally agreed that it sits between Euston Road to the north and Oxford Street to the south. “Today, Fitzrovia is popular with the more discerning London buyer who is looking [...]
Focus on: Why magic Marylebone is the new prime hotspot February 5, 2022 Marylebone, known for its Georgian architecture, is an area that has carefully preserved its past. But how has the area changed over the last decade? “The Portman Estate has played a large part in the transformation of the area,” says Priya Black, head of Baker Street new homes at Knight Frank. “Marylebone has a broad [...]
Remote work will free reluctant city dwellers and reinvigorate London January 24, 2022 London has been the cradle of dreams and ambition for a long time. It is more than 600 years now since Dick Whittington left Gloucestershire to seek his fortune in the capital, rising to become lord mayor for the first time in 1397. Faint echoes of his journey remain with us all today: how many [...]
Boris Johnson’s rudderless levelling up plan must be anchored in business January 12, 2022 It was Winston Churchill who famously stunned a waiter by asking them to take back his pudding. “There’s no theme!” he bellowed. One man undoubtedly aware of this is Boris Johnson – the Prime Minister who wrote an effusive biography of Britain’s wartime leader before trying to emulate him in Downing Street. It comes to [...]
London’s billionaire home buyers market doubled last year January 4, 2022 The London market for multi-millionaire and billionaire home buyers doubled during 2021, with Russian and Chinese buyers set to inject new energy into the market this year. According to a survey from Beauchamp Estates, in 2021 there were 32 sales for London homes with price tags topping £15m, compared to 17 sales in 2020. Over [...]
Prime properties outside London surge at strongest pace in a decade with house prices in Cotswolds leading the pack December 28, 2021 New research shows this morning that prices of prime properties outside London have surged at the strongest pace in a decade during 2021. As house hunters looked for more space and made lifestyle changes, price growth across the prime housing markets outside London averaged 9.3 per cent over 2021, marking the strongest annual growth since [...]
If the government wants to go green, housing accessibility can’t rely on cars December 27, 2021 Between 2015 and 2019, a total of 2,743 new major residential developments were approved in England. It was a record number, with 170,000 homes built in the year ending in June 2019 alone – the highest number for 11 years. The then Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was his mission to “get Britain building.” [...]
Boris Johnson snapped in Downing Street Christmas quiz last year December 12, 2021 The Prime Minister has sparked further outrage after a photo of him taking part in a Christmas quiz at Downing Street last year has been revealed by the Sunday Mirror. The quiz reportedly took place on 15 December when indoor household mixing was still banned in London and office social gatherings including Christmas parties were [...]
Community infection: Omicron variant spreads fast as 75 new cases are detected across England December 4, 2021 The UK Health Security Agency (HSA) said a further 75 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in England amid signs of a “small amount” of community infection. The latest cases take the total for England to 104 and for the UK as a whole to 134 – including the first confirmed case in [...]
London life expectancy: Knightsbridge and Belgravia crowned top spots November 29, 2021 London’s Knightsbridge and Belgravia have been crowned as the top spots in the capital for the longest life expectancy for men, with the average length of life being 92 years. The two central districts host some of London’s most prime real estate, with the wealth that makes a home in these areas a reality lending [...]