Focus On Twickenham: Families flock to TW1 for period houses, riverside walks, and a 25min commute March 17, 2017 As the Six Nations tournament comes to a close this Saturday, all eyes are on Twickenham. This leafy south west London suburb may buzz with life around match days – with the thoroughfare between Twickenham station and the stadium getting particularly boisterous – but the rest of the time, it’s the picture of modern, aspirational [...]
New Homes: What’s on sale in London this weekend in Nine Elms, Battersea, Cricklewood, Deptford and Hampstead March 17, 2017 Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms From £705,000 Buyers came away with a bunch of flowers when they visited the floral-themed launch of the Nature Range at Embassy Gardens this week. All of the 35 studio to two bedroom apartments enjoy views across garden squares, a ravine filled with wildflowers, and a green walkway between Vauxhall and [...]
Who owns London? The capital’s biggest landowners: Qataris own as much land as the Queen and TfL put together March 17, 2017 A company part-owned by the Qataris own almost as much land in the capital as Transport for London and the Queen put together, a new ranking has suggested, while the City of London was ranked second. Figures compiled by Datscha for property trade bible Property Week showed Canary Wharf Group, which is joint-owned by Qatari [...]
Is Denver the best place to live and work in America? March 17, 2017 The Schroders Global Cities Index ranks the fastest growing urban economies in the world. We write about our favourite cities on the Global Cities Blog. With its close proximity to the Rocky mountains, a rich cultural scene and growing population, we explain Denver's popularity and what that means for global real estate investors. Sitting at [...]
The future of TV: Is it just the walking dead? March 17, 2017 In 2014, Netflix CEO & Founder, Reed Hasting, prophesied that “linear” – or traditional broadcast – TV would be dead within 15 years. As the company has grown, so too has the belief that his prediction will come true. However, while the future of broadcast television looks very different, we don’t think TV is finished just [...]
This stock market index rose 289% but could still be good value March 17, 2017 Over time, smaller company shares have outperformed larger ones, research shows. The FTSE Small Cap index has risen 289% since its nadir in February 2009, compared with a 158% rise for the FTSE 100. Because of their size, “small caps” have the potential to grow more quickly. The quicker a company can grow its earnings in a [...]
Glimmer of hope for London as Berkeley Group says South East has “stabilised” March 17, 2017 Shares in London housebuilder Berkeley Group shot up in early trading after it broke away from the pack, saying the London property market is "stabilising". Read more: Berkeley boss gives up salary… but could still rake in £8.2m next year The figures In a trading update today, the London-focused housebuilder said profits were on target [...]
Investor relief at Dutch election: what next for stock markets? March 16, 2017 European stock markets have expressed relief at the Dutch election result. Traders had been anxious and share prices put under pressure in the run up to polling day yesterday. But centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw off a challenge from the Party for Freedom (PVV), led by anti-immigration nationalist Geert Wilders. The election had [...]
OneSavings Bank reckons the Co-op Bank sale may fail and is ready to restart talks if it does March 16, 2017 Challenger OneSavings Bank will reignite its interest in buying part of Co-op Bank because it expects the beleaguered lender’s sale of itself to fall through. Co-op Bank previously opened its books to OneSavings, which today reported better than expected annual results. Negotiations were put on ice when Co-op Bank put itself up for sale, after its US hedge fund backers [...]
Investor relief at Dutch election: what next for stock markets? March 16, 2017 European stock markets have expressed relief at the Dutch election result. Traders had been anxious and share prices put under pressure in the run up to polling day yesterday. But centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw off a challenge from the Party for Freedom (PVV), led by anti-immigration nationalist Geert Wilders. The election had been [...]