Relocation, relocation, relocation: Cheaper houses lure record number of Londoners north August 27, 2018 The rate at which Londoners are quitting the capital’s housing market to relocate up north has more than tripled in the last decade, according to research from estate agent Hamptons International. Around 21 per cent of Londoners who left the capital in the first six months of the year moved to the Midlands and north [...]
Focus On Bow: Young professionals are changing the landscape of Bow, but upsizing proves costly March 22, 2019 Few areas in London have seen demographic change like east London, but even within the East End, Bow has changed a lot in recent years. “There is a definite shift taking place, highlighted by the arrival of a number of independent coffee shops, wine bars and restaurants over the past 18 months or so,” said [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on UCROWDME October 5, 2020 Fusing together $25 billion dollar industries within the innovation and consumer insights space could well be what global consumers and businesses really need and demand, says Greg Griffiths identifying what our team sees as ‘a huge gap in the market that impacts global progression’. It was back in early 2014 that the raw concept for [...]
Stamp duty keeps pensioners sitting tight as housebuilding giant calls for tax exemption August 28, 2018 More than a fifth of pensioners would consider moving house if stamp duty was abolished, according to new research which suggests the property tax is hampering housing market activity. In a YouGov poll out today, 22 per cent of adults over 65 said they would be more likely to move if there was a stamp [...]
Focus On Peckham: The ‘hipster capital of south London’ saw impressive house price growth last year January 18, 2019 They say that if you want to spot the next up-and-coming property hotspot, all you have to do is follow the artists. That’s certainly been true of Shoreditch, the hub of the Young British Artists movement in the 1990s. Anyone that bought on the outskirts of the City 20 years ago is chuckling all the [...]
The Crypto circus is back in town! This year’s star attraction? DeFi (Part 2) September 8, 2020 When the gas escaped from the ICO bubble market in early 2018, speculators and developers scrambled to find a new way to generate the huge funds and rampant growth previously offered by now collapsed initial coin offerings. DeFi is just the latest in the line of new, and ultimately self defeating attempts to bring back [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on NAYMS May 12, 2020 NAYMS is building the world’s first insurance market that allows Institutional crypto-holders to underwrite cryptocurrency risk. “In 1686, individuals called ‘names’ came together to cover risk of all varieties by pledging capital in return for a yield. The Lloyds of London marketplace was born. It’s now 2020, and NAYMS is bringing together capital markets and [...]
Ed Warner: Does it really matter if Chelsea buyers are true Blues fans? March 24, 2022 Who are the wannabe owners of Chelsea trying to impress when they flaunt their fandom? Investment bank the Raine Group is only likely to give a jot when someone first stood in the Shed, or how long they’ve sat in the same seat in the Matthew Harding Stand, if this matters to HM Treasury. If [...]
Focus on Leyton & Leytonstone: First time buyers, cafes and coffee shops take over the high streets of E10 and E11 June 13, 2017 First time buyers have a fight on their hands if they’re planning to buy in Leyton. The E10 neighbourhood, along with its E11 sibling Leytonstone, is one of the most sought-after affordable housing hotspots in the capital. The popularity of nearby Stratford has undoubtedly boosted the good fortunes of this area, as the overspill has [...]
Three lessons law firms can learn from rivals’ collapses amid coronavirus April 30, 2020 Law firm collapses are a lot like bank runs. Confidence in the institution crumbles, causing partners to rush for the exits – taking their capital and clients with them. Partner departures reduce the firm’s revenue, profit and capital, leading to further partner exits in a destructive feedback loop. Once firms enter this death spiral it [...]