Global house prices slow as the UK jumps up world rankings June 2, 2014 Global house prices have increased for the eighth quarter in a row but the rate of price growth is now slowing, according to figures out today from Knight Frank. Prices rose by 7.1 per cent in the year to March, according to the property agency’s Global House Price Index. However the last quarter [...]
London property market: So you think you know Chelsea? July 24, 2014 Everyone thinks they know Chelsea. Even if you don’t live there, you have an idea of it. The term Sloane Ranger was used in the 80s to describe a certain breed of socialite that lingered around the King’s Road, and reality TV show Made in Chelsea has brought the stereotype back into the public eye. [...]
Consumers forecast to push economy back to trend growth October 13, 2013 THE BRITISH economy will start to grow at around its long-run average level again in 2014, ending years of stagnation, according to one group’s new forecast. EY’s Item Club has hiked its predictions for economic growth today. The group now expect an expansion of 1.4 per cent this year, and 2.4 per cent next year. [...]
What the experts say: Will the arrival of Crossrail really push up property prices? May 22, 2014 Everyone’s heard that line, imparted as a pearl of wisdom, that it would be wise to buy a property near a new Crossrail station before prices shoot up. But will the high speed rail network really impact on house prices and should it make you think differently about where you’re buying? A number of developers [...]
What the experts say: Will the arrival of Crossrail really push up property prices? May 22, 2014 Everyone’s heard that line, imparted as a pearl of wisdom, that it would be wise to buy a property near a new Crossrail station before prices shoot up. But will the high speed rail network really impact on house prices and should it make you think differently about where you’re buying? A number of developers [...]
Hopes dwindle for Hong Kong’s recovery November 15, 2013 Hong Kong's economy expanded by a disappointing seasonally adjusted 0.5 per cent in the third quarter, weighed down by weak export numbers and a drop in retail sales, said the government today. On a year-on-year basis, economic growth was 2.9 per cent, slower than the 3.2 per cent growth seen in the second quarter. Mark [...]
Why I’m on a mission to open up London’s iconic skyscrapers to the public July 24, 2014 This is an exciting time for Londoners; we live in one of the world’s great cities, and one that is changing more rapidly than at any time in its history. This change is evident all around us, as new places and spaces appear, new buildings replace old, and London’s parameters are re-defined. I launched Open [...]
Land Securities slams Labour’s rent policy plan May 15, 2014 LABOUR’S plans to overhaul the private rented sector would “put the brakes” on the housing market recovery, the chief executive of Land Securities has warned as the UK’s largest landlord reported a near 10 per cent uplift in profits. Rob Noel, the boss of the £12bn property firm whose developments include the Walkie Talkie skyscraper, [...]
Grainger snaps up 61 homes in Kensington & Chelsea for £160m April 16, 2014 RESIDENTIAL landlord Grainger has bought a portfolio of homes in London’s golden postcodes of Kensington and Chelsea for £160m which it plans to refurbish. The company said yesterday it has purchased 61 freehold houses from Property Investments Limited located across nine streets in Knightsbridge and Chelsea. Of the 61 properties, 45 are regulated tenancies and [...]
Where digital companies are setting up camp in London May 22, 2014 Tech-type firms have, for a long time, been victim of being lumped together as one sector, with property agents talking about these companies moving “east” of the capital. Often to rather confusingly entitled areas known as the City “fringe” or the “northern fringe” – names that make you think of a haircut rather than [...]