Build to rent on track for record investment as investors eye projects outside London August 11, 2021 The build to rent market has received record levels of investment in the first two quarters of the year, according to new research. In the first half of the year, £2.35bn of capital was invested into the sector including more than £1.27bn in Q1 and an additional £1.08bn in Q2. Global property consultancy Knight Frank [...]
Recovery: Young Londoners lead the charge back to centre of the capital June 24, 2021 Increasing numbers of Londoners are ready to return to the centre of the capital as optimism about the city’s future grows. Some 70 per cent of 16-34 year olds now feel comfortable visiting the centre of town, as do 62 per cent of Londoners as a whole. That’s a 10 point increase on the figure [...]
HS2: Plans for Euston section ‘wishful thinking’, says Khan October 8, 2023 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has written to the Prime Minister to "express serious concerns" over plans for the Euston section of the project.
Chiswick latest hotspot in search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife September 9, 2023 Police are searching the Chiswick area in west London as the hunt for terror suspect Daniel Khalife enters its fourth day.
Depop to move London HQ as pandemic sales boost Gen-Z app August 9, 2021 Online fashion marketplace Depop has signed the lease on a new headquarters in Farringdon, East London. The second hand clothing app saw over 100 per cent growth in gross merchandise sales (GMS) and revenues during 2020. Now, the brand will move from its current Shoreditch base to a site of some 30,000 sq ft of [...]
Shortage of high-quality student homes drives growth at Unite July 8, 2024 Strong rental growth at the properties owned by London-listed Unite Students helped drive up the value of the student accommodation provider's portfolio, it said in a half-year update.
Kennedys Law revenue leaps as firm’s US growth gathers speed July 2, 2024 London-based Kennedys Law revenue jumped by 17 per cent over the last financial year which sees the firm's global turnover surpassing £380m
Londoners’ petrol and energy costs up by record 20 per cent in last two weeks alone October 14, 2021 Analysis of Brits’ debit card data shows this morning that September 24 saw the highest amount spent on fuel in a single day since Lloyds Bank records began. The peak fell the day after BP and Tesco closed some filling stations due to problems with fuel delivery. Across the UK, people spent a fifth (20 [...]
‘It’s a toenail’: Coventry fume as VAR denies FA Cup heroics against Manchester United April 21, 2024 If Sir Jim Ratcliffe thought that running the London Marathon at 71 was to be his toughest ordeal on Sunday, his Manchester United team gave him second thoughts.
London bitcoin miner faces attack from short-seller Boatman Capital August 10, 2021 A London-listed bitcoin miner has been accused of purchasing land for 100x its value by the anonymous authors of a report from Boatman Capital. In February 2021, Argo Blockchain told shareholders it had reached an agreement with DPN LLC to buy 320 acres of land in Texas for $5 million in shares initially, rising to [...]