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Living in luxury in London… as a student? September 5, 2014 Students deserve better and they’re willing to pay for it. At least, this is what some of the country’s leading estate agents and developers are starting to realise, and they’re happy to oblige with a range of quality alternatives to traditional student digs. Gone are the days when students were expected to put up with [...]
Focus On… The City: residential is finally taking off in the Square Mile September 5, 2014 When it comes to residential developments, the Square Mile has a bit of an image problem. The ancient financial heart of the City of London has been abuzz with business for 1,000 years and it’s still graced by some of the capital’s most impressive architecture. Around 370,000 people go there to work every day, but [...]
City closes in on prime West End property values August 31, 2014 HOUSE values in the City of London are catching up with the West End, while Dockland prices are suffering because of oversupply, research shows. Analysis from high-end real estate agent Beauchamp Estates reveals the average price of new or second-hand properties in the City has climbed to £739,546 for the last 12 months, compared to [...]
TK Maxx could be coming to another high street near you following above-expectations growth August 27, 2014 TK Maxx parent company TJX Europe is looking to expand further in the UK and Ireland, after reporting above-expectations second quarter growth. European like-for-likes rose 6 per cent during the three months to 2 August, while adjusted net sales rose 13 per cent year-on-year to $875m (£527m). Globally TJX reported a 7% increase of [...]
Julian Assange timeline: From Wikileaks’ cable-leaker to Ecuadorian embassy refugee August 18, 2014 October 2006 – Assange sets up Wikileaks as a platform for anonymous whistleblowers. February 2010 – Wikileaks publishes a leaked cable relating to the Icesave scandal – the first classified documents supplied by Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning. April 2010 – Wikileaks reveals a video called Collateral Murder, showing two US military teams [...]
The New York power breakfast: A world of billion-dollar deals and $23 bowls of cereal July 29, 2014 Every morning, Leigh Wynn, the maitre d’ of the most expensive and exclusive breakfast spot in New York, wakes up at 4.30am. From 7am to 10am, her job is to find a table for some of the biggest and most demanding names in business, media and politics, and personally cater to their every whim, while [...]
Tech set to help drive London’s rents up a fifth July 14, 2014 Tech-related firms are set to overtake financial services and insurance as London’s biggest employer for the first time in 2018, helping to drive residential rental values as more workers search for a place to live in the capital. According to research released by Savills yesterday, an extra 368,000 people will be working in London in [...]
The City must not lose out on this vital new cancer centre July 14, 2014 THE SUCCESS of a city is reflected in its buildings and its health. The Square Mile is the proud home to much of the world’s prime real estate, and London hosts some of the world’s best hospitals. Recently, attention has focused on the architects lining up to introduce their visions for buildings reaching to the [...]
Work in Progress: Living in a postcard at One Tower Bridge July 11, 2014 While many new homes boast of their panoramic views across London, none are quite as iconic as the sight from One Tower Bridge. This landmark development from Berkeley is being built right next to one of the world’s most famous river crossings. It’s a mixed use site so, if you’re not planning on living [...]
David Cameron pledges to end London domination July 7, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron joined the herd of politicians criticising the country’s reliance on London yesterday, even as official figures demonstrated the long-term increase in the capital city’s value to the economy. “For too long our economy has been too London-focused and too centralised,” Cameron said, launching the first part of a £12bn investment programme [...]