Focus On Holloway: How the area went from “no-go area” to a thriving hotspot for independent businesses October 17, 2016 Holloway may be one of the oldest neighbourhoods in north London, but it hasn’t always been popular. Londoners who weren’t Arsenal fans might only pass through to get on to the M1 and its infamous women’s prison on Parkhurst Road hardly does wonders for its reputation. For a long time, its only cultural claim to [...]
Got £40m? You could buy Liverpool’s iconic Liver Building October 17, 2016 Liverpool's Royal Liver Building is up for sale and is expected to attract buyers offering more than £40m for the landmark and its Liver Birds. The Grade I listed property is being sold by Royal London Mutual Insurance Society. It is the first time it has been on the market since it was first opened in [...]
Property price rebound continues in October as northern divide deepens October 17, 2016 The price of property in the UK coming on to market has risen for the second consecutive month, recovering from two consecutive falls in July and August. The average price of property coming to market rose by 0.9 per cent (£2,623) this month to £309,122, just 0.4 per cent below the all-time high reached in June. [...]
London house prices fall in September, driven by value drops in most expensive boroughs October 15, 2016 The average house price across England and Wales rose minimally last month, with a month-on-month fall recorded in London. The 0.6 per cent fall in the capital between August and September was prompted by large drops in value in the most expensive boroughs. While 11 of the 12 cheapest boroughs saw double-digit annual house price [...]
Homes in “UK’s tallest residential tower” go on sale in Canary Wharf and other new homes on the market this week October 14, 2016 Spire, Canary Wharf From £595,000 Apartments in the UK’s “tallest residential tower” on the cusp of Canary Wharf went on sale yesterday. Rising to 771ft with 67 storeys, it cost Chinese developer Greenland Group £800m to build adjacent to West India Quay DLR station and the Museum of London Docklands. There will be 861 one [...]
Liberty House to restart large steel bar and rod rolling mill in Kent October 14, 2016 Industrials group Liberty House has ploughed more investment into the UK steel industry and is set to revive a large mill in Kent by mid-next year, the company said today. Liberty will restart rod and bar rolling mills at the facility in Sheerness in Kent, which shut down more than four years ago. The group [...]
Rightmove accused of shutting down competition by removing free online estate agent from its site October 14, 2016 Rightmove has been accused of trying to shut down its competition by removing a free online estate agent from its property listings. Owner Sellers, an estate agent which charges no commission, has been de-listed from Rightmove for allegedly breaching its terms and conditions, but has said the allegations are false. Read more: This is how sterling's [...]
British Property Federation calls on chancellor Philip Hammond to bolster the build to rent sector October 13, 2016 The property industry is calling on chancellor Philip Hammond to focus on the build to rent sector and cut new stamp duty taxes. According to the British Property Federation (BPF), the number of properties in the build to rent sector has jumped 200 per cent over the past year, delivering 67,000 homes. Read more: This [...]
These 8 British companies will get a huge boost from sterling’s crash against the euro October 13, 2016 On Tuesday, the FTSE 100 surged to its record high of 7,128 points, boosted massively by the crash in the pound that has seen Britain's currency fall more than 17 per cent since the vote to leave the European Union. The index is full of mining companies, oil firms, and pharmaceutical giants that use the UK [...]
Sir Philip Green faces a fresh grilling when MPs debate BHS’ collapse next Thursday October 12, 2016 Sir Philip Green faces a fresh grilling from MPs when the House of Commons debates the collapse of BHS next Thursday. City A.M. understands the debate will focus on the BHS pension scheme and the damning report from MPs that labelled Sir Philip Green "the unacceptable face of capitalism". Read more: Sir Philip Green's Mediterranean superyacht renamed [...]