Our guide to the best investments November 7, 2013 London property prices are sky-rocketing, so what better time to invest with the rest? RIGHT now, investing in a London home looks like a pretty smart move. Asking prices saw a 10 per cent increase last month and, with low-deposit schemes like the government’s Help to Buy initiative, more people are looking to invest in [...]
Live in panorama atop The Heron November 7, 2013 Surround yourself with a 360 degree view of the City of London – and walk to work – from one of the luxury penthouses and apartments in The Heron situated in the heart of the financial district Living in the City is a strange experience. Your rubbish is collected by a corporation, it’s completely desolate [...]
London’s skyline set for a new building resembling a toast rack September 17, 2013 LONDON’S iconic skyline is set for another overhaul after plans were unveiled yesterday for a new 34-storey office building to house up to 7,000 city workers. Henderson Global Investors, which manages more than $100bn in assets, wants to build the complex in the city’s insurance district at 40 Leadenhall Street. The 910,000 square feet building, [...]
Luxurious living locked-up at The Courthouse, Westminster September 26, 2013 Central London homes sit on historical site DEVELOPERS hope they have done justice to the site of a grand old courthouse with its new luxury development at the heart of London. The Courthouse, the latest premium scheme by Barratt London, is located in popular Westminster on the site of the City of Westminster Magistrates Court [...]
Move into the heart of city living October 24, 2013 Make a smart international investment or simply live among some of the world’s most famous landmarks There are certain things non-Londoners take for granted that seem like every-day miracles to those living in the capital. Walking to work is one of them – the morning commute is inescapable in the Big Smoke. You can also [...]
Focus on… Hammersmith: It’s Hammersmith time in London September 26, 2013 HOMES in Hammersmith are increasing in value as young professionals and families compete for properties in the area. Bordered by Shepherd’s Bush in the north and Fulham in the south, the west London area has found its housing stock in short supply in recent years, leading to an average of six applicants per property and [...]
Meet the investment banker who gave insurance a whirl October 14, 2012 AFTER the chaos of last year, 2012 has so far been something of a relief to the insurance industry. A perfect storm of floods in Australia and Thailand, the Japanese tsunami and nuclear disaster and the earthquake in New Zealand made 2011 the second most expensive on record for the Lloyd’s of London market, and [...]
Livingstone brothers plan lift for Waterloo April 2, 2012 THE property tycoon brothers behind London & Regional, Ian and Richard Livingstone, are this week submitting plans for the £600m redevelopment of Elizabeth House, next to London’s Waterloo station. The scheme – a joint venture with Sir Stuart Lipton’s property firm Chelsfield – will see the 1960s office block on York Road knocked down and [...]
TRAVEL NOTES February 26, 2012 New palatial property in Marrakesh The Oetker Collection – which includes Le Bristol in Paris and the du Cap Eden Roc on the Cote d’Azur – is to unveil a deeply seductive new property, Le Palais Namaskar. Set in 50,000 sq m of Balinese-inspired scented gardens and designed by Philippe Starck protégée Imaad Rahmouni, the [...]
TRAVEL NOTES February 26, 2012 New palatial property in Marrakesh The Oetker Collection – which includes Le Bristol in Paris and the du Cap Eden Roc on the Cote d’Azur – is to unveil a deeply seductive new property, Le Palais Namaskar. Set in 50,000 sq m of Balinese-inspired scented gardens and designed by Philippe Starck protégée Imaad Rahmouni, the [...]