Cafe Koko: New Camden Pizza restaurant review restaurant review Arriving in the evening, you can see the warm orange glow of Koko before you see the building itself. Taking up an entire block, the recently renovated, 122-year-old music hall once again sits at the heart of Camden, having closed in 2020 following a fire. The £70m refurbishment includes an extensive private members’ area with [...]
Khan to ‘digest’ findings of LandSec report warning London could be ‘unliveable’ in 10 years due to climate inaction Warning British property investment trust Land Securities (LandSec) has warned cities could become “unliveable” in within 10 years without urgent planning reform to meet net zero goals. Research published this morning urges reform to prevent the UK’s cities suffering from the impact of climate change and external shocks, such as international conflicts like the war in [...]
Minecraft makeover: This is what Sadiq Khan looks like with a perfectly square head minecraft Have you ever wondered what London’s long-standing mayor Sadiq Khan would look like with a perfectly square head? Now you can find out for sure after he was brought to life as a character in the video game Minecraft. With his grey hair, the faintest hint of 5 o’clock shadow and those kind, slightly sleepy [...]
Crown Estates sues Twitter over unpaid rent of its Piccadilly Circus HQ January 24, 2023 Twitter is being sued by the Crown Estates over unpaid rent relating to its Piccadilly Circus-based headquarters building. The Crown Estates manages property for King Charles III and the monarchy, which includes the 10m sq Twitter headquarters in central London. The estate filed the claim against Twitter Inc, which is also facing legal action over [...]
Going underground: Tube set for more 4G connectivity in central London January 3, 2023 Commuters will soon no longer have to rely on intermittent tube station wifi to read CityAM.com – with 4G connectivity coming to a host of new stations. According to Transport for London, final 4G testing is underway at Camden Town, Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road. If successful it will mean 4G is available at [...]
East London construction firm fined over collapsed floor that left builder injured December 22, 2022 The UK’s health and safety regulator has fined a London construction firm £66,667 over its failure to prevent a builder falling through the floor of a half-built building in Croydon. East London construction firm Lusson Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after an overloaded floor collapsed at a building site on Croydon’s [...]
Exclusive: How London’s prime property financing space weathered Brexit, Covid and market mayhem October 24, 2022 Prime property finance is experiencing a boom in demand but battling falling prices. Yet, as the most resilient part of the market shows it can insulate itself from Brexit, the pandemic and current financial woes. While not immune from external shocks, its ability to recover faster than the rest of the industry makes it a [...]
Addleshaw Goddard signs lease on larger London offices September 22, 2022 Addleshaw Goddard has signed a 15-year lease on new offices at the heart of London’s financial centre in a vote of confidence in the City. The City law firm is set to leave its Milton Gate offices near the Barbican for the newly refurbished 41 Lothbury building, opposite the Bank of England. Addleshaw Goddard is [...]
Exclusive: Britain needs to keep building says Marshalls boss August 18, 2022 The Government must continue its plans to boost domestic infrastructure, argued the boss of building giant Marshalls.
Lloyd’s to stay in iconic headquarters until at least 2031 July 8, 2022 Lloyd’s of London is set to stay in its iconic City of London headquarters until at least 2031, according to new reports that quell rumours the insurer had been planning to leave its purpose-built tower in 2026. There is now “zero chance” the insurer will trigger the lease break clause in its contract with its [...]