Planning reforms are good news – but there is more Labour could do September 3, 2024 Rumours are running amok about which taxes Labour might hike in the Budget and what impact those policies might have on growth.
Housing: 60 per cent of first time buyers couple up to buy a home January 31, 2024 Nearly two-third of first time buyers are entering the property market with someone else, a new report by Halifax has found. Over 60 per cent of mortgages taken out by first time buyers between January and December last year were taken out in joint names. House prices for first-time buyers remain over £132k more expensive [...]
SCS: Chief who oversaw £100m take-private deal to step down May 28, 2024 The chief executive who oversaw SCS's departure from the London Stock Exchange towards the end of 2023 is to step down this summer.
Grainger Network Rail and Bloc Group announce partnership to build 2,000 UK homes November 22, 2023 Grainger has announced a partnership with Network Rail and the property developer Bloc Group to deliver 2,000 homes across Britain.
London house prices fall on back of rising mortgages and stamp duty April 29, 2024 London buyers are seeing the highest average difference in annual mortgage repayments, rising £7,500 pounds since 2021, the latest reading from property portal Zoopla has shown.
We have one of the best takeaway pizzas in London – just ask Macaulay Culkin May 20, 2024 Yard Sale Pizza, which was visited by Macaulay Culkin and his band The Pizza Underground, opened in 2014 and has now grown to 12 locations across London.
Moneysupermarket: ‘High levels of switching’ as Brits search for a deal amid rising car insurance prices April 16, 2024 Moneysupermarket has reported revenue growth of eight per cent in its first quarter to £114.6m, up from £106.3m in the same period of 2023.
Four London pubs go up for sale – including the Ten Bells January 11, 2024 Four pubs run by East London Pub Co. have gone up for sale this week as cost-of-living pressures and work from home initiatives continue to take their toll on the capital’s bar scene. The Ten Bells in Spitalfields, The Saxon in Clapham, The Lock Tavern in Camden, and The Gun in Spitalfields are named as [...]
Coffee shops and skyscrapers: The success of the Square Mile should concern us all April 8, 2024 The Square Mile fosters an unbreakable bond between people and place - as well as acting as the engine of the UK's national economy, writes Chris Hayward
Bellway: Revenue drops but housing market on the up August 9, 2024 Housebuilder Bellway’s revenue has dipped by more than £1bn as “challenging operating conditions” have continued to hit the group. The London-listed company, headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, brought in revenue of £2.3bn in the year ending July 30, 2024, down from just under £3.4bn in the 12 months before. Revenue fell as the number of [...]