100 residential towers planned across London October 29, 2012 DEVELOPERS have tall ambitions for London’s skyline, with more than 100 residential towers being built or planned across the capital, new research shows. Soaring residential land values and a booming population has prompted a revival in high-rise towers, which lost their popularity after a backlash against the concrete block disasters of the 1960s. A report [...]
Migration rules pose threat to City April 19, 2013 London depends on its ability to attract the very best talent ACCA COMMENT FOOTBALL has few similarities to the finance profession. But they are similar when it comes to the need to attract the best talent to London and the UK. The future of London as a global financial centre has been a topic of [...]
Focus on: Belgravia September 27, 2012 Belgravia is at the heart of central London. Located in the City of Westminster and the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Belgravia has become one of the most coveted addresses in London. Situated close to Knightsbridge and Chelsea, with the best upmarket boutiques, restaurants and schools on its doorstep, Belgravia has everything to offer [...]
The changing skyline of Aldgate June 4, 2013 Aldgate is fast becoming a hub for mixed-use developments offering the best in modern living. Naomi Mdudu investigates. The east end isn’t the only area under major regeneration. Aldgate, which lies within the City Fringe, a transitional area between the financial district and east London proper, is quickly becoming a prime residential spot and is [...]
London Report: Lloyds PPI news leads the FTSE to six-week low February 3, 2014 BRITAIN’S top shares extended a recent slide yesterday, slipping firmly into negative territory after disappointing US data, with Lloyds leading banks lower after its latest update. The FTSE 100 was down 44.78 points at 6,465.66 by the close, a fall of 0.7 per cent, dropping to new six-week lows after last week’s 2.3 per cent [...]
Brindisa’s fourth outlet does tapas in a big way. Literally. December 16, 2012 RESTAURANT TRAMONTANA 152 Curtain Road, EC2A 3AT Tel: 020 7749 9961 FOOD **** VALUE *** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost for two people without wine: £70 THERE WAS a time, believe it or not, when there was not a hip new tapas bar on every street in central London. A time before the roast courgette flowers and [...]
London Report: Volatility hurts FTSE as it drops to six-week low January 29, 2014 THE UK’S top share index fell to six-week lows yesterday, on investor concern about the effect a further reduction of US monetary stimulus would have on emerging markets. Investors have been on edge in the past days as unease about Chinese growth and the withdrawal of US monetary stimulus spread from emerging-market currencies to the [...]
Tech firms overtake financials in the City office rental market October 22, 2012 LANDLORDS in the Square Mile have seen a surge in demand from tech firms since the start of the year, with office take-up increasing by 39 per cent, according to estate agents Knight Frank. Technology, media and telecoms (TMT) firms acquired 931,000 square feet of offices in the first nine months of 2012, compared with [...]
Dev Secs makes £41m disposals August 21, 2012 Development Securities yesterday sold off a residential and two retail sites at Westminster Palace Gardens, Central London, the Wick Site in Littlehampton, and a retail park in Burnley for £40.9m. The Wick site was pre-sold to supermarket Morrisons for £12.5m, which plans to develop a 47,500 square feet store, a petrol station and a car [...]
As Gatwick looks to build a second runway, does expansion make good business sense? October 17, 2012 YES Corin Taylor London needs more aviation capacity without a doubt. And a second runway at Gatwick would help to address that crunch, though it would not be enough to solve the shortage on its own. Gatwick is growing healthily again, and should be able to attract enough new passengers to justify a new runway. [...]