WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING December 13, 2009 THE SUNDAYS The Sundays Telegraph DEBENHAMS DIRECTORS GET BUMPER PAYOUTS Directors of Debenhams have received bumper payouts, despite the retailer cutting its dividend payment to shareholders last year. Rob Templeman, chief executive, saw his package increase by a third to £1.24m after he was granted a bonus of £428,073. Michael Sharp, deputy chief executive, saw [...]
Q&A: RENTING November 26, 2009 Louise SavageDIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LAND Q. Dear Louise, I’ve seen a lot of websites springing up where you can rent out your property independently. I’m tempted but I’m a bit nervous. What do you think?A. These websites have their place in the market in exactly the same way that letting agents do and they will [...]
Fulham’s back in the property game, so jump in quick November 5, 2009 LONDON’S Holy Grail of property, SW6, all but died after Lehman Brothers fell. “A year ago I was sitting at my desk wondering if I’d ever sell another house,” says Lindsay Cuthill, of Savills’ Fulham office. According to Savills’ research director Lucian Cook, prices in Fulham fell by 25 per cent after the crash, compared [...]
London rents still higher than Europe October 11, 2009 LONDON remains the most expensive European city in which to rent prime office, distribution and shopping centre space according to research out today by Knight Frank. Despite a steep fall in prime property values, London’s West End remains the most expensive location to rent space in Europe. Office space in London’s West End is now [...]
London is ranked top business city…. October 5, 2009 LONDON has beaten Paris and Frankfurt to retain its position as the best business city in Europe, according to the 20th annual European Cities Monitor report from property agents Cushman & Wakefield. It is the twentieth year in a row that London has been named as Europe’s best city for business. It also ranked the [...]
London is ranked top business city…. October 5, 2009 LONDON has beaten Paris and Frankfurt to retain its position as the best business city in Europe, according to the 20th annual European Cities Monitor report from property agents Cushman & Wakefield. It is the twentieth year in a row that London has been named as Europe’s best city for business. It also ranked the [...]
Q&A: RENTING October 1, 2009 Q. Dear Louise, I wanted to sell my flat last year, but I couldn’t find a buyer and so I rented it out. Now the market is moving again, I think the time is ripe to sell, but I still have tenants in there. Is that a problem? A. The simple answer to your question [...]
FIRMS HIT BY TAX HIKE ON OFFICE SPACE October 1, 2009 CITY firms are bracing themselves for a crippling increase in business rates after new valuations for their premises were released yesterday. The tax hikes led to fury after it emerged that the majority of businesses will see increases of between 25 and 40 per cent. From April next year, the new business rates will be [...]
FIRMS HIT BY TAX HIKE ON OFFICE SPACE October 1, 2009 CITY firms are bracing themselves for a crippling increase in business rates after new valuations for their premises were released yesterday. The tax hikes led to fury after it emerged that the majority of businesses will see increases of between 25 and 40 per cent. From April next year, the new business rates will be [...]
Q&A: RENTING June 25, 2009 Louise SavageDIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL LAND Q.Dear Louise, I have a buy-to-let mortgage from when I bought a property several years ago. I’m really worried I’m going to start losing money on it – is it worth holding on to the property as an investment or should I get out of the market completely? A. This [...]