Bank Holiday getaways at risk as London Heathrow Airport border staff to strike May 17, 2024 Over 500 Border Force workers at the West London airport's terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 will down tools, potentially causing massive queues.
Gallery remains open as Somerset House closes following fire August 18, 2024 Part of the Somerset House complex will remain open to the public, despite the fire which damaged the roof of the arts venue on Saturday. An investigation is taking place into the fire with the main venue closed “until further notice”. The Courtauld Gallery, home to priceless artwork including Vincent Van Gogh’s 1889 self-portrait showing [...]
All of our cities are at risk this Christmas as they wrestle with Covid uncertainty again December 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has now confirmed our fears: Plan B will be brought in, and with it, more mask rules, Covid passports and work from home advice. It will undoubtedly have a monumental impact on businesses that rely on high footfall in city centres. December was supposed to be the month that saw many nightclubs, bars [...]
New Lib Dem mayoral candidate calls for City of London offices to be converted into homes October 13, 2020 The Liberal Democrats’ new London mayoral candidate has called for empty office space in the City of London to be converted into affordable housing. Former MEP Luisa Porritt – who was today unveiled as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the 2021 mayoral election – told City A.M. that using offices left empty by a potential [...]
London’s most expensive flat goes on sale for £175m April 30, 2024 Previous buyers in the building have included Kylie Minogue, Tom Cruise and Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov.
Selina Advance scoops up $150m funding to roll out home equity lending February 8, 2022 London-based fintech firm Selina Advance has scooped up $150m funding as it looks to roll out home equity lending products to customers across the UK.
Letter to the editor: How brownfield sites can help us solve the housing crisis April 2, 2024 Pushing London further out into the country with another onion ring of low-density greenfield housing is not the solution to the housing crisis.
TfL urged to re-launch night Tube this winter as 80,000 Londoners back petition October 7, 2021 Just over 80,000 Londoners have signed a petition that calls on Transport for London to reopen the nigh Tube as soon as possible, primarily to keep women and girls across the capital safe. Ella Watson, who launched the petition, is calling for the service to resume after it was shut in response to the outbreak [...]
PRS: Strong growth at build-to-rent specialist July 18, 2024 PRS's 5,396 completed homes across the fourth quarter had an estimated rental value (ERV) of £65.1m, as of 30 June.
Spring Budget 2024: Is levelling up coming to Canary Wharf? Hunt injects £243m into new homes in banking district March 6, 2024 Canary Wharf is set to receive a multi-million pound cash injection to build more homes in the capital’s banking district.