Nigella Lawson is coming to Canary Wharf this month October 7, 2015 We can already imagine the sheer glee on the faces of Canary Wharf’s male population when they find out that TV Domestic Goddess Nigella Lawson is coming to the Docklands for a book signing later this month. Lawson will be beating the brokers off with a stick on October 20, when the stylish chef will [...]
Opinion: If we want to solve the housing crisis, we need to find smarter ways of building October 14, 2016 T he fact remains that London doesn’t have enough homes. The city is growing by about 100,000 people annually, but only 25,000 homes were built in the same period last year. As well as finding the land to build these homes, we also need to find ways to build them quickly on a large scale. [...]
Focus On Bayswater: Why Notting Hill’s overlooked neighbour is the next big central London investment opportunity January 6, 2017 Around any piece of prime central London, you’ll find a forlorn district on the outskirts whose fortune has improved immeasurably in recent years. Priced out of premium areas, buyers are increasingly moving to these formerly unpopular areas in search of space and affordability – and changing these areas in the process. Bayswater is a prime [...]
Four London Wahaca branches remain shut due to norovirus outbreak after hundreds were taken ill November 3, 2016 Mexican food chain Wahaca has had to close nine restaurants – five in London – after a suspected outbreak of norovirus. UPDATE: Wahaca has now reopened all its restaurants. Read more here. Public Health England (PHE) said it had launched an investigation after 205 staff and 160 members of the public fell ill. Most of [...]
Business travelers fork out more to stay near the City, study shows October 4, 2016 Business travelers were still prepared to pay more to stay near Canary Wharf and the Square Mile despite increased uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum. A bi-annual report by HRG — the global travel company — showed that average room rates for business travelers leapt in the Docklands and the City by 6.9 per cent [...]
Canary Wharf bankers have the best chance of finding a date on Happn October 27, 2015 It seems that bankers are on the lookout for love – but not looking that hard – as new data from lazy-man dating app Happn reveals that Canary Wharf is the best Tube station for bumping into a potential date. The research, which analysed thousands of "crossed paths" by app users at London’s underground stations, found that singletons [...]
Watch this stunning captain’s-eye view of landing a plane in London August 11, 2016 Every time you think you've seen the capital from every possible angle – whether it's from space, or from the perspective of someone jumping from one of its skyscrapers – a new view comes along, putting London in an entirely new perspective. The latest comes in the form of a video which puts you in the cockpit [...]
New homes on sale in London this weekend: riverside apartments from the Royal Docks to Chelsea Island July 8, 2016 Horizons, Canary Wharf From £995,000 Six two bedroom penthouses are on sale atop a 26-storey tower on Yabsley Street, close to Canary Wharf. Designed by RMA architects, they all come with underground car parking and private terraces kitted out with an outdoor kitchen and dining area, “the latest must-have feature in luxury residential living” according [...]
SocGen sells Tower Hill office to Hong Kong-listed property developer September 5, 2016 Societe Generale has sold its Tower Hill premises to a Hong Kong-listed property developer, SRE Group. The sale for around £84.5m in cash of the nine-storey office building and linked five-storey car park was formally agreed last Friday but was not reported until today. According to the fine print of the deal, the sale of the building will complete [...]
The tallest residential skyscraper in Western Europe is coming to London Docklands – this is what it will look like September 5, 2016 Londoners will soon get the chance to live in Western Europe's tallest residential skyscraper. The £800m tower, set for London Docklands, is being built by Chinese firm Greenland Group and will be 67 storeys tall, housing 861 apartments. But don't worry – getting to the top won't take long. There will be nine lifts travelling between floors at [...]