No Brexit exodus: Foreign homeowners sit on £45bn worth of property in London alone July 12, 2022 It has been revealed this morning which areas of the property market are home to the highest value of homes owned by overseas homeowners, with the total market value of foreign owned homes currently standing at £90.7bn across England and Wales. Just shy of a quarter of a million homes are owned by overseas buyers, [...]
Starmer can’t keep blaming everything on the Tories August 29, 2024 Starmer will soon find out that he can’t keep piously contrasting himself with the previous government while snatching benefits from pensioners, promoting party donors and paying off his pals in the trade unions, says William Atkinson The most important number for Keir Starmer’s government isn’t 411 seats he won, the £22bn black hole that Rachel [...]
House prices: Growth rates surge across UK, with London homes averaging £509,000 June 29, 2021 UK house prices: Growth rates surge across UK, with London homes averaging £509,000
Survey: Skimpy pay packets stop most Londoners from buying dream home June 4, 2021 Skimpy pay packets were the most likely reason Londoners could not get their dream home, according to a survey today, as the average budget for a capital property has swelled to £384,130. Earnings stopped 33.05 per cent of those surveyed by Money, while deposit building and mortgage availability were the next two big worries for [...]
A home for £28m: What are the most expensive streets in London? March 29, 2021 Upper Phillimore Gardens in Kensington is London’s most expensive road to buy a house on, with the average sold price on the road in the last 12 months sitting at a cool £28m. Head down past Earl’s Court and you’ll come across the Boltons, London’s second most expensive street over the last 12 months, with an average sold price of £22.5m. [...]
As we redefine levelling up, don’t ignore the poverty in London for political points September 15, 2022 London is also home to some of the most deprived areas in the country. There are pockets of poverty in practically every borough of London, including some of the most affluent.
House prices: Zoopla says UK property market is off to ‘slow burn start’ with London flats in most demand January 30, 2023 The housing market in the UK has got off to a slow in 2023 with demand for cheaper, smaller properties on the rise as recession fears continue to wobble the market, according to estate agent Zoopla. Zoopla’s house price index appeared to show that buyers were holding off from entering the market and were biding [...]
Why this weekend is the biggest round of this year’s Premier League title race January 13, 2023 If the Premier League season is the proverbial marathon rather than a sprint, then this weekend sees the pacesetters in the title race, Arsenal and Manchester City, approach the halfway marker. As they do so, they face personal duels with bitter rivals that could have a huge impact on their momentum heading into the second [...]
Progress on Arm London listing ‘hugely significant’, says tech chief June 14, 2022 Tech chiefs have hailed the possibility of a London listing for British chipmaker Arm as “hugely significant”, after the digital minister said progress had been made in discussions with the firm’s owner SoftBank this week.
The pomp and spectacle of the Coronation is a display of our soft power to the world May 9, 2023 Major events like the Coronation create unity at home and boost our soft power abroad - and so does our monarchy, with its strong link with the City of London, writes Nicholas Lyons