London house prices: City closing in on West End’s values June 23, 2014 Residential property prices in the City are rapidly rising to match some of London’s most expensive areas, and could catch up with the costliest parts of the West End in just five years’ time. Typical house and flat prices in the City were 60 per cent lower than their equivalents in the ultra-prime areas of [...]
Injury scare to midfield ace rocks England and Hodgson September 7, 2014 LUCKLESS England suffered further injury woe on the eve of their tricky Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland tonight after Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson limped out of training at St Jakob Park having sustained a knock to his right ankle. Henderson is likely to be monitored before undergoing a fitness test ahead of the Group E [...]
CLS sees good progress in London May 14, 2014 Property developer CLS Holdings yesterday has said the London market is heating up beyond the West End and City, as it revealed that its new projects were progressing well. The firm hopes to start building a 143,000 square foot scheme in Vauxhall next year. Since January, vacancy rates had fallen from 4.4 to 3.5 per [...]
A draw is best buoyant Arsenal can hope for at Goodison Park August 21, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION AND BILL ESDAILE GIVES US HIS RACING BETS FOR TOMORROW ARSENAL fans have every right to be optimistic at the moment. The once tight-fisted Arsene Wenger splashed the cash again – on Alexis Sanchez, Mathieu Debuchy, David Ospina and Calum Chambers – and the Gunners have made a [...]
Terry guaranteed new Blues deal, insists Mourinho March 3, 2015 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that skipper John Terry will be handed a contract extension to take him into an 18th season as a first-team professional at Stamford Bridge. The 34-year-old’s current deal expires at the end of the season, while it is Chelsea policy that players over the age of 30 are only [...]
This is how far Tesla’s Model S electric car will get you across the UK June 9, 2014 This weekend, Elon Musk brought his electric car to the UK. Obviously we already have electric cars, but the Model S – the luxury saloon of Tesla, Musk's company – is a cut above the rest. And in a matter of months, it'll get you across most of the UK and Europe. Speaking at the [...]
City Moves for 27 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 26, 2014 Deloitte Real Estate Deloitte’s real estate business has promoted five to partner. Jamie Olley (pictured) works in its City investment team. Mathew Evans-Pollard works in planning and development, Mike McChesney in lease advisory, Leonie Oliva in planning and Guy Palmer in procurement. Squire Patton Boggs The law firm has appointed Andrew Walker as UK head of [...]
Ophir Energy lands new gas discovery June 4, 2014 Africa-focused explorer Ophir Energy has announced a new gas discovery in Tanzania. The Taachui-1 well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship . The well encountered gas in a single gross column of 289m within the targeted Cretaceous reservoir interval. The observed reservoir properties are in-line with those encountered at Mzia well. The size [...]
Entrepreneurs flock to London June 9, 2014 LONDON dominates a new league table showing the hottest neighbourhoods for start-up companies, with all but three of the UK’s top 20 areas for business creation located within the capital. Topping the list, published by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, is the postcode EC1V – home to the so-called tech city cluster of digital companies, [...]
Entrepreneurs flock to London June 9, 2014 LONDON dominates a new league table showing the hottest neighbourhoods for start-up companies, with all but three of the UK’s top 20 areas for business creation located within the capital. Topping the list, published by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, is the postcode EC1V – home to the so-called tech city cluster of digital companies, [...]