These are the 10 most and least expensive towns in Britain May 20, 2016 Kensington and Chelsea has been named Britain's most expensive neighbourhood, with an average price of £11,321 per square metre. Despite prices dropping one per cent in the last year, the borough’s per square metre average is still five times higher than the national average of £2,216, according to a report by Halifax. Other London areas [...]
Crowdcube is eyeing a massive new round of investment via crowdfunding July 4, 2016 Crowdcube is defying the Brexit jitters raising its own new round of funding via, where else, but its own round of crowdfunding. One of the early pioneers of the equity crowdfunding concept, the site has revealed ambitious new plans to raise more than £5m from investors. “In just five short years we have firmly established our position as [...]
Did London vote Leave or Remain? Here’s a full breakdown June 24, 2016 Londoners flocked to polling stations yesterday despite flash floods hitting some parts of the capital. So did London vote Leave or Remain? Results have started pouring in, follow the results on our live EURef map. Here are all the London results: Barking and Dagenham REMAIN 27,750 LEAVE 46,130 Barnet REMAIN 60,823 LEAVE 39,387 Bexley REMAIN 47,603 [...]
Cheers: MegaBrew takes a step closer as AB InBev accepts Asahi’s $2.55bn Peroni and Grolsch bid April 19, 2016 The MegaBrew deal has just taken a step closer, with AB InBev accepting Asahi’s $2.55bn (£1.77bn) offer for SABMiller’s beer brands Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime. The deal – which will be Asahi's biggest acquisition and a megabrew deal of its own in Japan – comes as the Belgian firm looks to complete its £70bn takeover of SABMiller. It is a [...]
Whole Foods teams up with startup Quiqup to deliver groceries on demand across London June 3, 2016 US import Whole Foods Market has entered the online grocery game – and stepped it up a notch, promising to start delivering to Londoners within a two-hour timeframe. The upmarket grocer has partnered with startup delivery firm Quiqup to provide an online shopping service from its Kensington, Piccadilly, Fulham, Clapham Junction and Camden stores. The Stoke Newington and [...]
National Living Wage: One in three workers in wage hotspots will benefit when new rules come in on Friday but very few workers in London will see their pay rise March 30, 2016 Around a third of workers in some parts of the country will see their pay packets boosted when the National Living Wage (NLW) comes into force on Friday but not many Londoners will be receiving a payrise. According to research released today by the Resolution Foundation, workers in Torridge, Devon, stand to gain the most from NLW, [...]
Focus On Archway: Will a new road system, public square and revamped tube station boost house prices in N19? August 4, 2016 Legend has it that when Dick Whittington was on his way out of London, he reached Archway, heard the peal of the Bow Bells and decided to return to the capital. Its reputation as a hinterland, a border, endured for centuries afterwards. Known originally as Highgate Archway – as in, the place you pass through [...]
Why peers must press for a rethink on HS2 into Euston June 10, 2016 It’s been a rough few weeks for the HS2 project. Within days of winning election to City Hall Sadiq Khan questioned the current plans for HS2's London Terminus. News also leaked that the Cabinet Office, concerned at its exorbitant and escalating cost, is undertaking an urgent review of the whole project. This came after news [...]
Should you invest in crowdfunding? June 1, 2016 From craft beer to knitting and films, crowdfunding allows you to invest in the things which matter to you. It’s grown massively in the last five years and revolutionised the possibilities for start-up businesses. Rather than rely on friends for their generosity, or wait months for a bank to say no to a loan, entrepreneurs have [...]
Budget 2016: The UK is hugely split on what it most wants to come out of George Osborne’s red box today March 16, 2016 You can't please all of the people all of the time. And if you're a politician, you're probably used to pleasing none of the people most of the time. And if he wants to please the people of London, George Osborne is going to have to pull more than one rabbit out of his red box [...]