Prime London property rent soars as super rich snap up luxury pads April 7, 2023 The super rich in the capital are forking out an extra 1.4 per cent to rent in prime London areas, signalling a continued demand for luxury spaces in the capital. According to data by estate agent Savills, over the past three months, London’s wealthiest tenants are also on the hunt for smaller spaces to rent [...]
Redrow: Another housebuilder warns on ‘standstill’ market as mortgage rates bite September 13, 2023 Redrow has become the latest housebuilder to be battered by a cratering market as it posts a four per cent slide in profit before tax to £395m in its full year results.
London’s wealthiest renters can now pay with cryptocurrency March 9, 2024 Some of London’s richest tenants are now paying their rent in cryptocurrency.
Square Mile and Me: Enness CEO Islay Robinson on his career – and a flaming suit mishap August 1, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Global Mortgages, takes us through his career, from a flaming suit mishap to his love for London What was your first job? My first job was crushing boxes at a market when I was about 14. [...]
London Stansted has busiest month ever as airlines brace for summer getaway May 13, 2024 London Stansted Airport has reported its busiest month of passenger traffic ever as the summer season kicks off.
London Marathon to pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum April 17, 2024 There will be 30 seconds of applause ahead of Sunday’s London Marathon in tribute of 2023 champion Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically died in a road accident earlier this year. Kiptum was 24 at the time of his death and set the world record for the 26.2 mile race in Chicago, where he became the first [...]
Marks and Spencer injects £30m into new and revamped London sites May 28, 2024 High street darling Marks and Spencer has announced plans to invest over £30m in new and renewed stores across London this financial year.
Get the BBQ out: Met Office reveals exactly when London weather will be better than Spain May 19, 2023 It’s been a never-endingly miserable spring, with some data suggesting that the London weather has been the worst since the mid-nineties in terms of actual sunlight. But there is finally good news. The weather is due to reach over 20 degrees Celsius over the next two weeks, and remain nice for the duration, the Met [...]
Hybrid hinders London commercial space as John Lewis slashes head office value by £15.6m June 20, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has slashed the value of its London head office by £15.6m in the latest signal that hybrid working trends continue to hinder the capital’s commercial work space. It comes as last month the retail group revealed that it was ending the lease on its head office in Victoria, London as [...]
Hotel investments plunge to lowest level since 2012 as high costs bite January 8, 2024 Despite the slowdown, foreign investors continued to express interest in the market with 39 per cent of all deals involving overseas buyers, particularly in London