Holiday Homes: Limassol’s Trilogy towers puts its hopes in the power of three to lure international investors September 24, 2018 The hot weather may have prompted us to stay in the UK this summer, but the temptation to flee to warmer climes will return once the dark nights and cooler temperatures close in. The city of Limassol, Cyprus, only a four and a half hour flight away, might be the hottest place to get [...]
Property of the Week: The former ruin that’s now adored by the fashion world on sale for £2m September 24, 2018 A micro-hotel, a period masterpiece, a world-famous fashion shoot location… this extraordinary house in east London is all of these things and more. Mile End Road, Stepney Green, £2m This four-storey, four bedroom Queen Anne terrace within the Stepney Green Conservation area was one of many built by John Ireland in the 18th century [...]
IEA urges Theresa May to ditch Chequers for its alternative ‘Brexit prize’ September 24, 2018 Free-market thinktank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has unveiled its alternative Brexit plan in a move that will pile pressure on the Prime Minister following her failure to secure support for her Chequers plan at an EU summit in Salzburg last week. The IEA said the government had approached Brexit in the “wrong way” [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new homes going on sale in London this weekend September 21, 2018 New developments on the market this week Sovereign Court, Hammersmith From £699,950 Two three bedroom penthouses are on sale from tomorrow in this well-connected part of west London. The latest collection of homes to go on the market as part of this scheme are in Hendley and Matcham House, a 10 storey building that also [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new homes going on sale in London this weekend September 21, 2018 New developments on the market this week Sovereign Court, Hammersmith From £699,950 Two three bedroom penthouses are on sale from tomorrow in this well-connected part of west London. The latest collection of homes to go on the market as part of this scheme are in Hendley and Matcham House, a 10 storey building that also [...]
Housing market remains flat as year-on-year property deals tumble September 21, 2018 The number of properties being bought and sold in the UK suffered an annual 2.6 per cent drop last month, signalling the latest evidence that activity in the country’s housing market remains flat. While total property transactions climbed 1.3 per cent between July and August to 99,120, today’s figures also show a 2.6 per cent [...]
Housing market remains flat as year-on-year property deals tumble September 21, 2018 The number of properties being bought and sold in the UK suffered an annual 2.6 per cent drop last month, signalling the latest evidence that activity in the country’s housing market remains flat. While total property transactions climbed 1.3 per cent between July and August to 99,120, today’s figures also show a 2.6 per cent [...]
Four London boroughs set for rocketing house prices amid mass-regeneration September 20, 2018 House prices in London are set to grow by an average of 12 per cent over the next five years, according to research which suggests London’s property slump might not be as severe as many in the industry had feared. Among the London boroughs pipped to undergo the fastest growth are Hackney, Camden, Tower Hamlets, and [...]
Four London boroughs set for rocketing house prices amid mass-regeneration September 20, 2018 House prices in London are set to grow by an average of 12 per cent over the next five years, according to research which suggests London’s property slump might not be as severe as many in the industry had feared. Among the London boroughs pipped to undergo the fastest growth are Hackney, Camden, Tower Hamlets, and [...]
Cyber insurance, the Great Fire of London, and the need for digital fire fighters in the modern day September 20, 2018 A quick history lesson for you. Earlier this month, we commemorated the 352nd anniversary of the Great Fire of London, which destroyed 13,200 homes, as well as St Paul’s Cathedral. The giant Monument is a stone’s throw from the City A.M. offices. The fire blazed from 2 to 6 September, and the inhabitants of London [...]