St Modwen cheers to increasing optimism in residental market June 2, 2014 ST MODWEN, the developer behind the £2bn revamp of New Covent Garden market, has said that first half profits are expected to be “significantly ahead” of last year thanks to rising values of its assets and returning confidence in the property market. The company, which submitted the planning application for the redevelopment of Britain’s biggest [...]
City Moves for 28 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 27, 2014 Keystone Law Residential and agricultural lawyer Penny Gladman is joining the law firm’s private client and property teams. She was a partner at Lodders Solicitors, and is a member of the Agricultural Law Association and the Country Land and Business Association. British Council for Offices Colette O’Shea has been appointed president of the membership organisation. [...]
“DIY” policing – how do the London forces fare? September 4, 2014 You would probably expect London-based police forces to be the main culprits when it comes to the "emerging trend" of asking victims of crime to carry out their own investigations – but you'd be wrong. Sort of. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary admitted this morning that high-volume crimes are "on the verge of being [...]
City Moves for 19 May 2014 | Who’s switching jobs May 19, 2014 Colliers International The property company has announced the appointment of Henry Peto as a director in its tenant representation division. He was most recently at Cushman & Wakefield, where he worked in its London markets team. Squire Sanders The legal practice has appointed Gary Paddison as a partner in its real estate practice group. He [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 22 January 2014 January 21, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Bicycle-Sharing firm in bankruptcy The Canadian company that runs the popular bike-sharing schemes in New York, London and Sydney has gone bankrupt, after two US cities withheld Ca$5.6m (£3m) in payments amid widespread software glitches. Yesterday Denis Coderre, mayor of the city Montreal, which owns the Public Bicycle-Sharing Company, said the business was [...]
British buyers snap up over half of London’s £10m homes June 10, 2014 THE NUMBER of Brits buying UK properties worth over £10m has soared over the past year and they now make up most of the market as the economic recovery gathers pace. British buyers of super-prime homes have risen from 36 per cent in 2013 to 53 per cent of the market since the start of [...]
Design your own holiday home in The Cotswolds August 14, 2014 It’s a stifling summer’s day in London and work is exhausting. You shut your eyes and imagine escaping to an idyllic rural retreat complete with picturesque villages, a smattering of good restaurants, pubs, and a vibrant social scene. You’ve effectively transported yourself to the Cotswolds. This fantasy of a tranquil home-away-from-home is what the owners [...]
City workers fuel Midtown housing boom May 12, 2014 HOUSE prices in the area dubbed Midtown have outpaced the greater London market in the first three months of the year due to a surge in demand from buyers working in the capital’s financial sector, new research out yesterday shows. According to property consultants CBRE, the price of a property in Midtown – between the [...]
Dot London to give Foxtons extra boost says Canaccord Genuity November 18, 2013 London focused estate agents, Foxtons, is set to benefit from the new dot London domain name, according to Canaccord Genuity. The US body responsible for domain names, ICANN, approved the dot London suffix last week. The Evening Standard reported that the domain named will need to be renewed every year for a fee, which London [...]
How to buy a slice of history in the Floridian sun June 20, 2014 INTERNATIONAL property hunters with a fondness for the halcyon days of the Rat Pack may want to take a flutter on a new Richard Meier and Nadim Ashi designed development on the Miami coast. The state of the art complex called The Surf Club lies on the site of a club that was a favourite [...]