From Kensington to Farringdon: why London’s prices are buoyant January 19, 2012 WHY ARE PROPERTY VALUES IN CENTRAL LONDON RISING FASTER THAN REST OF THE UK? Prices in Prime Central London are indeed out-performing the rest of the country. Over the last 12 months, average house prices across the UK have remained broadly stable, meanwhile in Prime Central London (PCL), prices rose by 12.1 per cent in [...]
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London the only region to defy house price slump throughout rest of UK January 9, 2012 UK HOUSE prices continued to fall at the end of last year, a widely-regarded survey revealed this morning, yet prices in the capital are still bucking the trend. London was the only region to show a positive net balance (46 per cent) of surveyors reporting rising prices. Across the country as a whole, a balance [...]
City builders set to bounce back in 2013 January 24, 2012 LONDON’S construction sector will continue to face tough conditions this year but is expected to return to steady growth from 2013 as building projects such as the Crossrail and Land Securities’ Walkie Talkie gather momentum. Greater London will see an expansion rate of 2.5 per cent per year over the five years to 2016 – [...]
City builders set to bounce back in 2013 January 24, 2012 LONDON’S construction sector will continue to face tough conditions this year but is expected to return to steady growth from 2013 as building projects such as the Crossrail and Land Securities’ Walkie Talkie gather momentum. Greater London will see an expansion rate of 2.5 per cent per year over the five years to 2016 – [...]
Jupiter suffers some outflows but assets rise January 19, 2012 FUND manager Jupiter yesterday reported its first quarter of net outflows since returning to the London Stock Exchange in June 2010, The group said it lost £225m in assets in its fourth quarter, after a worsening environment for its core UK customer base and the loss of an institutional mandate hit its flows. The redemptions [...]
Jupiter suffers some outflows but assets rise January 19, 2012 FUND manager Jupiter yesterday reported its first quarter of net outflows since returning to the London Stock Exchange in June 2010, The group said it lost £225m in assets in its fourth quarter, after a worsening environment for its core UK customer base and the loss of an institutional mandate hit its flows. The redemptions [...]
Higher costs dent Furniture Village earnings January 26, 2012 FURNITURE Village has reported a 41 per cent slump in annual pre-tax profits, but said sales had remained solid despite a torrid UK retail environment. The retailer’s turnover rose 4.8 per cent to £180.7m in the year to 3 April 2011, according to its Companies House filings. The rise was partly down to three new [...]
Soho oyster bar is a serious catch February 20, 2012 Wright Brothers Soho Oyster House 13 Kingly Street, W1B 5PW Tel: 020 7434 3611, thewrightbrothers.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £40 THE Wright Brothers’ establishment in Borough Market is a temptation that is sorrowfully hard to indulge because it is tiny – and rammed. The former contributes considerably to [...]
Soho oyster bar is a serious catch February 20, 2012 Wright Brothers Soho Oyster House 13 Kingly Street, W1B 5PW Tel: 020 7434 3611, thewrightbrothers.co.uk FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £40 THE Wright Brothers’ establishment in Borough Market is a temptation that is sorrowfully hard to indulge because it is tiny – and rammed. The former contributes considerably to [...]