Post-Jubilee hangover on Monday from hell: ‘Fed up’ Londoners to work from home as tube strike brings city to standstill June 6, 2022 Travel chaos looms for millions of Londoners planning to return to work today after the long Bank Holiday break because tube stations across London are closed because of a strike. London Underground advised people not to travel, warning of severe disruption across the network from the start of service on Monday to 8am on Tuesday. [...]
TfL and Westminster join forces with business to lure shoppers back to The Strand October 19, 2023 A new taskforce will be set up to boost footfall to London's historic Strand district after home working trends hit retailers.
Sadiq Khan launches off-peak tube and rail fare Fridays to boost London hospitality March 1, 2024 The initiative from London's mayor will encourage commuters to abandon the pandemic-ra working from home on a Friday, which has badly hit the hospitality sector.
Staggering 90 per cent of £500k-a-year professionals denied a mortgage January 29, 2024 UK corporate high-flyers making more than half a million pounds per year are being rejected for mortgages, a new report has found.
House prices: Property market shows signs of life with shock jump in October November 7, 2023 The cost of a home rose 1.1 per cent in October, breaking a run of six consecutive monthly falls, the latest figures from Halifax can reveal. According to the report, the typical UK home now costs £281k, up around £3,000 on the previous month. In the capital house prices remain the most expensive, with the [...]
All Lloyd’s of London staff at home today as army of 60 climate activists descend on insurer’s iconic City office April 12, 2022 Lloyd’s of London asked all its employees not to come to its offices in the City this morning, the company told City A.M. Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances and remain on the roof of the Lloyd’s Building to demand the financial giant stops insuring coal, oil, gas and tar sands that are “fuelling the climate [...]
London rents hit ‘record high’ of over £2,000 per month as shrinking supply hits tenants hard October 5, 2023 The cost of renting in London is now 12.1 per cent higher than it was last year, as tenants dish out “record” payments of £2,627 pcm to live in the capital, a new report from Rightmove shows. Over the last year, lodgers in the capital have seen their rents surge to fresh highs because the [...]
Interest in multi-million pound London homes picks up October 6, 2021 Home buyer interest in London’s market for homes listed at £2m and above has jumped 5.8 per cent. Interest in properties £10m and above rose 1.8 per cent in the third quarter, the Prime London Demand Index by estate agent Benham and Reeves showed. In the £2m and above market, Wandsworth in the city’s south-west [...]
House prices nudge up in “subdued” property market July 1, 2024 House prices rose just 0.2 per cent between May and June this year, as activity in the market remained "fairly subdued".
As mayor, I will make London the best place in the world to live, work and run a business April 23, 2024 Sadiq khan has been ignoring Londoners for eight years, it’s time the capital has a mayor who listens says Susan Hall Yesterday I launched my manifesto – a comprehensive, fully-costed plan to make London the best city to live, work and run a business. This manifesto was written by you. I have spent months listening [...]