London will come to a standstill if we delay Crossrail 2 March 26, 2014 LONDON will start grinding to a halt if Crossrail 2 – the proposed new north-south rail line for the capital – isn’t built by 2030. That’s why London First, the business promotion body, has recommended a firm plan for Crossrail 2, including significant property developer contributions so that London could directly pay for a large [...]
London owes a quarter of all housing mortgages April 8, 2014 There's more proof, if anyone still needs it, of London’s runaway dominance of the housing market out today. Data put together by the Council of Mortgage Lenders has shown the top 20 most-mortgaged postcodes are all in London, as well as the vast majority of the top 100. With a total of £649,426,811 in outstanding [...]
London bus strikes: Here are the routes affected September 18, 2014 NB. This article was written in September 2014. If you're searching for info on the January 2015 bus strike, click here As if the travel chaos yesterday wasn't bad enough, Unite has announced strike action affecting around 50 bus routes will take place on Monday. TFL has warned the action is “likely to [...]
How to get around during the strikes February 4, 2014 BACK TO NORMAL on Friday 7 February SECOND STRIKE 9.30pm 11 February – morning of 14 February BAKERLOO Trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle every six minutes in both directions. Not stopping at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent’s Park CENTRAL No service through the central [...]
Tube services during the strike February 3, 2014 STARTS tonight from 9.30pm BACK TO NORMAL on Friday 7 February SECOND STRIKE 9.30pm 11 February – morning of 14 February BAKERLOO Trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle every six minutes in both directions. Not stopping at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent’s Park CENTRAL No [...]
How to get around during the Tube strike February 10, 2014 BAKERLOO TfL hopes to run trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle around every six minutes in both directions. Not stopping at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent’s Park. CENTRAL No service would operate through the central area. TfL plans to run trains between Epping and Leytonstone [...]
Q & A January 30, 2014 DIRECTOR, DOUGLAS & GORDON Am I better off buying in an established area or going to the next up-and-coming one? Buying property in the next up-and-coming area is always risky if you’re looking for value growth. Douglas & Gordon figures show that areas around Prime Central London grew by twice the rate that Prime did [...]
London faces second day of strike misery February 5, 2014 A SECOND day of strike action on the Tube is set to bring further travel woe to commuters today, as part of a union dispute with Transport for London that business groups have slammed. Around a third of all Tube services ran yesterday, with eight of the 11 lines operating for most of the day. [...]
A village in the heart of London October 10, 2013 It’s a tale of two towns with Clapham, but this new property in the Old Town allows residents to sample the best of both worlds CLAPHAM is the Dr Jekyll of south London districts. By day, it’s as genteel as you like. Well-to-do mothers crowd the streets, sipping good quality coffee while gently rocking babies [...]
Win talk from South Pole team December 12, 2013 PRINCE Harry and his team are due to arrive at the South Pole this afternoon having braved the Antarctic extremes to raise money for Walking With The Wounded. But the push to support ex-servicemen and women doesn’t end there. The charity is calling for City workers to do their bit by signing up to Walking [...]