Trump spent nearly half a million dollars on hats (and nothing on TV ads) August 21, 2016 Can hats win elections? One man certainly thinks so. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has spent almost half a million dollars on hats to promote his bid for the White House, new campaign spending records reveal. Of the $18.5m cash Trump splashed on campaigning in July, more than $420,000 went on hats, featuring now-famous slogans such as [...]
Pub group Young’s says it is unfazed by Brexit vote uncertainty July 5, 2016 Pub group and brewer Young's has shrugged off Brexit fears, saying it is "well positioned" to ride out the economic uncertainty that has formed in the wake of the EU referendum result. "Clearly, the result of the EU referendum has created considerable political and economic uncertainty and it would be unwise for us to speculate at [...]
Architect Daniel Libeskind on returning to Poland to reshape its skyline, NYC’s World Trade Center masterplan, and President-elect Trump November 23, 2016 To Daniel Libeskind, architecture is a political act. Every building he creates is intertwined with a sense of place, culture and national identity. “Every project deserves a sensitivity to history, tradition, to something that isn’t completely visible to the naked eye, in terms of the spirit of the place,” he tells me. “There is no [...]
M&G Real Estate move in on the east London housing market with development in Bow May 31, 2016 More tower blocks are set to pop-up in east London as property investors M&G Real Estate has signed a deal with Telford Homes to build new private rental homes in Bow. The £69.3m development will comprise two five-storey buildings and one 22-storey tower near the Langdon Park DLR station. Telford Homes is the developer and contractor of the scheme, which [...]
British Land says investors will be cautious after the Brexit vote July 18, 2016 FTSE 100-listed commercial property giant British Land said this morning it expects investors and occupiers to take a cautious approach to property in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. The figures Since the EU referendum vote, British Land has secured the sale of Debenhams' Oxford Street store for £400m and the company has made 17 long-term retail leases totaling 58,000 sq ft, for [...]
Focus On Harrow: Why this north west London suburb is popular with families and first time buyers June 24, 2016 The north west London suburb of Harrow is all too often synonymous with the prestigious boys’ boarding school with which it shares its name. Certainly, the school has influenced the growth of central Harrow through the centuries; following a big expansion of the school in the 19th century, housing was built for its staff resulting [...]
Top Gear and Radio Times magazine owner on for £300m sale May 8, 2016 Immediate Media, the publisher of some of Britain’s most popular magazines like Radio Times and Top Gear, is rumoured to be on sale for £300m. According to the Sunday Times, the publisher’s private equity owner Exponent is interviewing advisers for handling the sale that is expected to be completed before the summer. One of Britain’s [...]
Property of the week: This five-bedroom, five storey house is a rarity on London’s Brutalist, iconic Barbican Estate June 13, 2016 Love it or hate it, the modernist maze that is the Barbican Estate is a concrete part of the City of London’s architectural history. Costing around £150m to build over a period of 20 years, the Queen described it as “one of the wonders of the modern world” when she opened it. But its three [...]
This is just how misleading the figures are for London’s “average” house price May 25, 2016 Ever wondered why you can't actually find a decent property in London at the city's average house price – which we're often told is £550,000? Research released today suggests that figure is actually quite misleading: less than half of London's property is at this price – and even less in prime central London locations, Emoov research shows. The [...]
Property of the Week: Tour de France presenter’s studio flat in Soho is ingeniously designed August 18, 2016 Simple living in the messy heart of London – that’s what this extraordinarily modern studio flat offers in Soho for £699,000. Owned by ITV’s Tour de France presenter Gary Imlach, it’s a perfect pied-a-terre tucked away in a gated period building on Broadwick Street. To get to it, you need to climb a set of [...]