PROPERTY NEWS November 4, 2010 FINCHLEY ROAD’S NEW LUXURY DEVELOPMENT Albany Homes International has unveiled West Heath Place, which is a luxury collection of two, three and four-bedroom apartments as well as penthouses and a cottage on Finchley Road. Prices start from £795,000 for a two-bed apartment. Call 020 8201 8780 for appointments to visit the show home. FOXTONS OPENS [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 4, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES EU NATIONS WIN A YEAR’S REPRIEVE ON STATE AID European governments will be allowed to provide soft loans and other concessionary support to their banking and industrial sectors for one more year because of the lingering effects of financial crisis, according Europe’s top competition regulator. But in an interview Joaquín Almunia, European Union [...]
More than Voho, darling: Vauxhall is in for an overhaul September 23, 2010 SANDWICHED between the South Bank and the Battersea waterfront, it was never going to be long before Vauxhall took off. Until now Vauxhall has traded on two cards: “Voho” – Gayer Soho – and housing London’s politicos. However, this week’s launch of St George Wharf, more commonly known simply as The Tower, is a sign [...]
FOXTONS FOUNDER PLOTS HOUSING PROJECT September 13, 2010 Property mogul Jon Hunt (inset) has launched an investment firm, Bacchus Partners, to fund the development of hundreds of residential schemes in the southeast. Hunt will use part of the £370m he netted from selling estate agent Foxtons to private equity firm BC Partners at the top of the housing market in 2007. Hunt will [...]
FOXTONS FOUNDER PLOTS HOUSING PROJECT September 13, 2010 Property mogul Jon Hunt (inset) has launched an investment firm, Bacchus Partners, to fund the development of hundreds of residential schemes in the southeast. Hunt will use part of the £370m he netted from selling estate agent Foxtons to private equity firm BC Partners at the top of the housing market in 2007. Hunt will [...]
Foxtons set to open 20 new branches September 12, 2010 ESTATE agents Foxtons is to launch an ambitious expansion drive almost doubling the number of branches it currently has after returning to profit. The move will aim to increase Foxton’s presence in its core markets of London and the Home Counties. Last year BC Partners, the private equity firm which bought Foxtons for £360m just [...]
FOCUS ON: WEMBLEY, HA9 August 26, 2010 CENTRAL APARTMENTS From £230,000 Ideal for first-time buyers, this new development comprises 113 apartments. All flats are open-plan and have their own balconies with views as far as the London Eye. Contact: St Modwen’s on 0844 371 1301, www.wembley-central.co.uk MIDHOLM £470,000 It’s in need of some modernisation, but this three-bed detached property is an ideal [...]
FOCUS ON: MORDEN, SURREY August 19, 2010 RIVERSIDE HOUSE, MORDEN ROAD £199,950 This two-bedroom apartment in a smart riverside development is ideal for the first-time buyer. It has an undercover reserved parking bay. Contact: Ellisons on 020 8543 1166, www.ellisons.uk.com MAIN HOUSE, THURLESTON AVENUE £499,950 A semi-detached five-bedroom property close to Morden Park, this family home has an extensive rear garden and [...]
It pays to be the canary in the mine August 5, 2010 LONDONERS in search of rental bargains are getting wise to the fact that moving a few miles east into the Docklands gets you more space and higher specs for the same money. Rental prices in the Canary Wharf/Docklands area are on the up, but still offer better value than most other places within a short [...]
FOCUS ON: CHISWICK, W4 July 8, 2010 PRIORY ROAD Price: £830,000 This is a four-bedroom house with a kitchen/dining room, reception room, two bathrooms (one en-suite) and a garden. Chiswick Park, South Acton Tube and rail stations are a 10 minute walk. It is just a short distance from Acton Green common. Contact: Savills on 020 8987 5550, www.savills.co.uk DEVONSHIRE GARDENS Price: [...]