How Labour can deliver on its pledge and tackle London’s housing drought September 24, 2013 HAROLD Macmillan made his reputation – and became Prime Minister – after delivering on his pledge to build 300,000 houses a year in the early 1950s. As Ed Miliband made clear yesterday, when he promised that a Labour government would ensure that 200,000 new homes were built annually by 2020, we now need similar ambition. [...]
Palace Street block to be turned into apartments fit for a queen September 18, 2013 IT’S AN address that could soon be one of the most desirable in London: a listed building just across the road from Buckingham Palace. Property company Northacre yesterday pledged to turn the former offices for the Department for International Development into a luxury apartment block. DfiD has freed up the prime location at 1 Palace [...]
Media firms double demand for office space on the Southbank September 15, 2013 BOOMING demand from the media industry is set to double take-up of office space along London’s Southbank this year, according to new research from estate agent Knight Frank. Nearly 700,000 square feet (sq ft) of office space has been acquired on the Southbank in 2013 so far. Major leasing deals this year include News Corp, [...]
The business built to help customers outsource their chores September 15, 2013 Annabel Palmer meets Raj Singh, co-founder of the online marketplace Sooqini, who shunned job security for a career as an entrepreneur ACCORDING to Raj Singh, founder of online marketplace Sooqini, we are now living in a “gig economy”. His theory, albeit paraphrased from Michael Lewis’s The New New Thing, goes that people no longer want [...]
Focus on Fulham: South west hotspot is the real Ful monty September 12, 2013 FULHAM is one of the most desirable locations in london – it has the bustle of the city combined with a small-town sense of community. It’s only a few minutes from the heart of London but it has a leafy, laid-back atmosphere that belies its location. It may be seen as the less auspicious neighbour [...]
Candy gets the thumbs up to turn Knightsbridge office into house August 28, 2013 PROPERTY tycoon Christian Candy, one of London’s best known residential developers, is turning an office building in Knightsbridge into a supersized residential home. Candy’s CPC Group was granted planning permission by Westminster borough council earlier this week to convert its offices at Rutland Gardens into a house, which will be 16 times the size of [...]
London housing begins to price out businesses July 28, 2013 BUSINESSES warned the government today that rising property prices could undermine investment in the capital, as firms struggle to keep up. According to the statement by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and KPMG, the shortage of housing has risen from companies’ third most pressing concern to their second since December, overtaking transport. The number [...]
Focus on: Chiswick July 25, 2013 NEED TO KNOW | AREA INSIGHT DESPITE being known as the a go-to destination for foodies, there’s more to Chiswick than its impressive stable of quality delicatessens, greengrocers and top-notch eateries. The affluent west London suburb is one of the top commuter hotspots due to its close proximity to central London and offers large properties [...]
The changing skyline of Aldgate June 4, 2013 Aldgate is fast becoming a hub for mixed-use developments offering the best in modern living. Naomi Mdudu investigates. The east end isn’t the only area under major regeneration. Aldgate, which lies within the City Fringe, a transitional area between the financial district and east London proper, is quickly becoming a prime residential spot and is [...]
Migration rules pose threat to City April 19, 2013 London depends on its ability to attract the very best talent ACCA COMMENT FOOTBALL has few similarities to the finance profession. But they are similar when it comes to the need to attract the best talent to London and the UK. The future of London as a global financial centre has been a topic of [...]