Pokémon Go is an overnight sensation – here are some of the weirdest places people have been catching ’em all July 13, 2016 For those unfamiliar with the franchise, Pokémon is the story of a young boy who abandons his mother to go on an adventure with his best friend, an electric dog called Pikachu. On his quest to cram all of the Pokémon into tiny plastic balls, he befriends strange men in forests and routinely encourages the [...]
Opinion: Buying agent Property Vision on the immediate winners and losers of Brexit in the London property market July 8, 2016 Following the referendum results, buyers are trying to work out what Brexit will mean for them – but I'm not sure anyone has a definitive answer to that yet. I have watched with interest the commentary from the selling agents and developers, promising a wall of dollar and euro-based cash heading for the London market. [...]
Eleven reasons voters will opt for the positive choice of Brexit June 22, 2016 As the markets try to second-guess the outcome of the EU referendum tomorrow, swinging one way and then the other, what is plain is that it is so tight that no-one really knows who will win. But I continue to be confident the British people will vote to leave the EU. So to all you [...]
Focus On Bloomsbury: House prices are blooming marvellous in this intellectual corner of central London June 16, 2016 Bloomsbury conjures up images of fusty intellectuals like former residents Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, EM Forster and John Maynard Keynes. Home to austere, prestigious institutions like the British Museum, the Royal Portrait Gallery and University College London, it isn’t necessarily somewhere you’d think of moving to. But the recent clamour for central London property has [...]
Virgin Active is shredding for summer June 14, 2016 Gym operator Virgin Active is trimming the fat and selling 35 of its UK clubs to rival Nuffield Health as part of plans to refocus on its more exclusive locations. The deal is expected to complete this summer, with the clubs, their members and staff moving across to Nuffield. Virgin Active will have 61 clubs left [...]
London airport expansion: London Chambers of Commerce pushes for Heathrow decision after Gatwick promises concessions June 7, 2016 A top business group has called on government to back Heathrow after the EU referendum following pledges from Gatwick that it would make concessions to get the green light on a second runway. The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) said that airport expansion must be the priority after the EU referendum, adding that government should respond to [...]
CBRE group expands into luxury end of the UK property market with acquisition of London retail property adviser June 2, 2016 Property giant CBRE has acquired the London-based property advisory Michael Horwitz & Company specialising in luxury goods retail sector, boosting its presence in the high end of the property market. The acquisition follows CBRE's move to buy the luxury property retail adviser Michael Peddar & Co in 2011. Michael Horwitz & Company, founded in 1996, has a [...]
Telford Homes announces strong results as it sets its sights on the private rented sector June 1, 2016 London residential property developer Telford Homes announced strong revenue growth in its final results for the year ending March 2016, and pre-tax profits at the company exceeded original market expectations. The firm's revenue was up by 42 per cent year-on-year, jumping from £173.5m in 2015 to £245.6m this year. Pre-tax profits were up by 28 per cent, to [...]
Should you start hoarding gold? Some say China’s gold ambitions mean you should keep some stashed at home May 26, 2016 China’s decision to buy its second gold storage vault in London last week was another step towards total dominance of the market. The vault is in a secret location and was bought by Chinese state-owned bank ICBC Standard Bank from Barclays. It could store $90bn of gold at today’s prices, and follows the purchase of [...]
This is just how misleading the figures are for London’s “average” house price May 25, 2016 Ever wondered why you can't actually find a decent property in London at the city's average house price – which we're often told is £550,000? Research released today suggests that figure is actually quite misleading: less than half of London's property is at this price – and even less in prime central London locations, Emoov research shows. The [...]