Are eco-homes the key to sustainable living? Igloo brings “fabric first” approach to Islington January 29, 2015 Burns Night may be over, but there’s a small patch of N1 with Scottish history that’s about to embark on a new beginning. Caledonian Road, a mile and a half-long stretch in between the recently transformed area of King’s Cross and Islington, is affectionately known as The Cally. It started life as the site of [...]
Best of the Brokers for 07 April 2014 April 7, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com IMPERIAL TOBACCO Panmure Gordon has maintained its “hold” rating on the tobacco company and left its earnings forecasts unchanged, ahead of new legislation to introduce plain packaging in the UK. The broker warned this would be a concern in the long term but [...]
London house price boom set to stall in 2015 as tough new mortgage lending rules take effect October 14, 2014 House price growth is set to level off across the UK and could even be at risk of falling in the capital, according to industry experts. “It’s been indicated by the collapse in buyer in inquiries, there’s been a very sharp fall in London,” Joshua Miller, economist from the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors, told [...]
Rising London house prices: What we can learn from Cyprus’s 2013 economic crash November 5, 2014 As international buyers continue to snap up London property and send house prices skyrocketing, a group of economists has suggested the events leading up to Cyprus's 2013 economic crash should be taken as a warning to UK banks. In March last year, Cyprus's debt had spiraled so far out of control that it came [...]
8.6m Londoners is a sign of the capital’s success: It’s now time to plan for 10m January 7, 2015 Any day now, the glitter cannons will be fired and the corks popped as London reaches a new milestone, surpassing its 1939 population peak of 8.6m. This isn’t just a number, it’s a validation of London’s success as the world’s business and talent hub, as well as a centre for creativity and innovation. But even [...]
In charts: UK house prices may be rising, but it could be time to buy in Europe October 13, 2014 The house price boom in the UK may be slowing, but at least the market here isn't in bad shape. That's not the story across the channel. We have higher prices than before the crash and there is enough demand in the market, even if it is waning slightly. Many countries on the continent are still suffering [...]
London house prices: Year-long boom comes to an end October 28, 2014 London house prices fell steeply in September, following a year of exceptional gains across each of the capital’s boroughs. Data published yesterday by the Land Registry shows London house prices fell 0.7 per cent in just one month. However, prices are still elevated; they are 18.4 per cent higher compared with September 2013. The price [...]
Property in London: Is it a safe asset? October 7, 2014 Base rate hikes and a strong pound will dent prices, says Yogi Dewan THE EASY money in property markets was made a long time ago. That said, real estate remains the ultimate safe haven for many investors, as they consider it to be a better alternative to investing in global equities, government bonds or other [...]
Barratt is building on another strong year of housing growth November 12, 2014 BARRATT Developments said yesterday it was on track to deliver a strong year of growth and that market conditions would remain robust for the group across all UK regions. The housebuilder said its sales rate of 0.63 net private reservations per site per week in the 19 weeks to 9 November was down on the [...]
CES 2015: The internet of things is coming soon says Samsung’s UK boss Andy Griffiths January 6, 2015 Samsung’s UK boss tells Oliver Smith in Las Vegas that self-controlling central heating and self-parking cars are around the corner Will internet-connected devices change your life over the next five years? Samsung, along with most of the other tech giants in the convention halls of Las Vegas where the global tech industry has amassed this [...]