New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend February 1, 2019 New developments on the market this week South Quay Plaza, Docklands From £685,000 The last penthouse goes on sale this week atop the third tallest residential tower in London. Filled with British manufactured custom interiors by Design Haus Liberty with Asian influences, this £2.875m three bedroom lateral apartment sits on the 65th floor of a [...]
Interiors: Now the clock has sprung forward, treat yourself to a smart tech shower that’ll make you want to get out of bed April 1, 2019 Have you showered today? We might not talk about our hygiene habits, but the daily shower is a mark of modern respectability. Many of us won’t even remember a time before the morning shower – all that luxurious steam, shampoo aromas, maybe a song. But now with technological advances, some of us are having a [...]
Focus On Acton: This once ‘unloved’ part of west London is transforming thanks to the imminent arrival of Crossrail November 30, 2018 For some places in London, the housing market is a complicated beast; riding high in some streets, but not in others; a tale of two postcodes; a slow-burning demographic change subtly altering the character of an area; the promise of new transport links. In Acton, it’s more straight-forward; it was once an unloved pocket of [...]
UK house price growth slows to lowest level since 2013 as uncertainty rattles market February 13, 2019 House price growth fell to its slowest pace in almost six years in December as uncertainty continues to weigh on the housing market. UK house prices rose just 2.5 per cent year-on-year, marking the slowest annual growth since July 2013, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Land Registry. [...]
Revolut’s Valentine’s Day advert caused a social media storm – and shows the pitfalls of using comedy in marketing February 11, 2019 Roses are red, violets are blue, there’s a company in hot water and it’s called Revolut. The fintech challenger bank, which offers a mobile-based banking service, recently launched a new ad campaign of Tube posters that joked about the spending habits of its customers. One of the four adverts read: “To the 11,867 people who [...]
Buses to run for 24 hours a day under new £150m plans for Oxford Street October 18, 2018 Buses will run for 24 hours a day under new plans to develop Oxford Street which London mayor Sadiq Khan wanted to pedestrianise before the plans were abandoned in the summer. Westminster city council will spend £150m on increasing walking space in Oxford Street but two lanes of traffic will continue along the length of the street [...]
Tube delays: Commuters hit by severe delays on Central Line October 30, 2018 Severe delays have hit the Central Line this morning, causing havoc for commuters as they make their way into work. Transport for London (TfL) blamed a faulty train at Mile End, telling passengers to use alternative routes where possible. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/1057207207199207425 Tickets are being accepted on London buses and Greater Anglia services and on TfL Rail [...]
Spring Statement: Hammond warns against no deal as UK slashes 2019 growth forecast March 13, 2019 The UK chancellor Philip Hammond slashed the 2019 growth forecast in his Spring Statement and said future spending and economic wellbeing are dependent on an orderly Brexit. Hammond announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had cut the country’s 2019 growth forecast to 1.2 per cent, down from the 1.6 per cent predicted in [...]
Editor’s Notes: Is this new group just a respite centre for Remainers…or something more? February 21, 2019 Are we witnessing the dawn of a new political age, or the spasm of a few politically homeless MPs? The smart answer is that it’s too early to tell, but if I were forced off the fence I’d say the latter is more likely. There will almost certainly be more defections, from Labour as well [...]
The Beatles’ last message from Savile Row is being echoed by today’s bespoke tailors January 30, 2019 Exactly 50 years ago today the Beatles sang together for the final time. On the rooftop of the Apple offices at 3 Savile Row, they set up a surprise live concert that lasted 42 minutes before the police intervened. After one last rendition of “Get Back”, the band called it a day, bowing out of [...]