New homes: Here are the new developments going on sale in London this weekend | City A.M. July 27, 2018 Our pick of the new developments on sale now Bishops Gate, Fulham From £625,000 A gated mews development next to Bishop’s Park is on sale, with a three bedroom duplex apartment for prospective buyers to peruse. The nine hectare green space is home to Fulham Palace, tennis courts and gardens and is also the setting [...]
Portland Stone became the building block of London, but does it have a place in modern British architecture? January 7, 2019 There are certain things you stop noticing after a few years in London. The first thing is how busy it is; crowds become the norm. The abominable air quality only becomes apparent when you leave. Another thing is Portland Stone. Chances are, you don’t even know you’re looking at it, but there aren’t many streets [...]
The ASA watchdog is regulating the Wild West of online marketing and advertising October 29, 2018 It goes without saying that the web has revolutionised the global economy. As a source of knowledge and information, as well as a marketplace for trade, it has created jobs, fuelled innovation, and accelerated productivity (well, it has when we’re not browsing Twitter or watching Netflix). The internet has also changed advertising. The digitisation of [...]
Central London house prices set for sharp upturn on Brexit deal October 31, 2018 Central London’s waning high-end property market could be set for a resurgence over the next five years, with a new report forecasting that prime house prices could rocket by more than 15 per cent if an expected bounce in confidence returns to the capital. Despite stamp duty changes and political volatility causing a slowdown in [...]
Don’t like new build homes in glass towers? We round up the best conversion homes in characterful period buildings November 12, 2018 You want to buy a new house, but you don’t want to live in a soulless shell. There’s good news: the historic conversion market is continuing to boom, with London’s ancient buildings being scaffolded as we speak. Hampstead Manor, at the heart of which is white-stucco mansion Kidderpore Hall, is one such development. It’s being [...]
Focus On Wanstead: Families flock to ‘the Twickenham of East London’, where houses near green spaces have sold for seven digits February 15, 2019 There was a time when Wanstead, an unusually leafy spot of east London, was most famous for its Member of Parliament. They don’t come much more recognisable than Sir Winston Churchill, who served Wanstead from 1924 up to 1964 with a patch of absence in the middle for his Wilderness Years. But there’s one other [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new homes going on sale in the London this weekend September 7, 2018 New developments on the market this week Clarendon, Hornsey From £355,000 The first homes at a major regeneration site in north London are on sale. The 12 acre brownfield site will boast 1,700 new homes and over 100,000sqft of retail and offices as well as a new public park. Hornsey Park Place is the first [...]
Unai Emery enjoys his finest hour as Arsenal overpower Tottenham in pulsating derby December 2, 2018 If the jury has been out on Unai Emery’s ability to reverse Arsenal’s fall from the Premier League’s top four then this was the most compelling evidence yet that the Spaniard’s methods are working. His team’s deserved 4-2 win over Tottenham in Sunday’s pulsating north London derby was their first over another team from the [...]
City Moves for 19 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Close Brothers Asset Management, BNP Paribas and Arrow Global Group? September 19, 2018 Today's City Moves cover bespoke investment, FX options trading and client development. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Close Brothers Asset Management Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has hired managing director Oliver Harvey to support the growth of its HNW bespoke investment management service. Oliver brings with him 19 years of experience of [...]
City Moves for 19 September 2018 – who’s switching jobs at Close Brothers Asset Management, BNP Paribas and Arrow Global Group? September 19, 2018 Today's City Moves cover bespoke investment, FX options trading and client development. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Close Brothers Asset Management Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has hired managing director Oliver Harvey to support the growth of its HNW bespoke investment management service. Oliver brings with him 19 years of experience of [...]