Bonus season: If you’re thinking of spending it on property, here are the top London hotspots you should be looking at January 27, 2017 It’s bonus season in the City and now you’ve got the enviable task of deciding what to spend it on. Historically low interest rates means putting the whole lot into an ISA isn’t quite as appealing as it once was. But house price growth particularly in the outer boroughs – Newham, Havering, Brent and Croydon [...]
Ted Baker share plunge fails to attract buyers June 17, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Despite sinking to prices not seen since 2012, investing in Ted shares remains hugely speculative. Ted Baker (LSE:TED) shares are trading at levels not seen since November 2012 after another profits warning accelerated the de-rating of this former high-flying lifestyle brand. Whereas Ted’s shares had once been reassuringly expensive at around 30 times [...]
Here’s how much house prices have increased so far this year January 16, 2017 The housing market has had a robust start to 2017, with house prices increasing 0.4 per cent in January as compared to December. House prices grew 3.2 per cent year-on-year, according to figures from Rightmove. Read more: This is how far house prices will fall in 2017 In London, asking prices increased 1.4 per cent [...]
Top tips for first-time buyers in London November 30, 2015 Getting on the property ladder is hard work, especially if you’re looking to buy your first home in London. According to Savills, the average deposit for a first time buyer is currently 68 per cent of their household income, but that rises to 177 per cent in London. But with a couple of helpful announcements [...]
UK house prices: More than half of first-time buyers would buy ex-army barracks to get onto property ladder March 2, 2016 Times are tough for first time buyers and more than half would buy just about anything – from a church to a school or ex-army barracks – to get on the property ladder, according to Your Move and Reeds Rains. According to the estate agency’s latest first time-buyer barometer, 57 per cent claimed they were willing [...]
How much is property in Mayfair? May 11, 2018 Last month, Mayfair knocked Knightsbridge off the top spot as the most expensive place to buy in London for the first time in 10 years. Local agent Wetherells, which commissioned the report from Dataloft, puts this dethroning down to a lack of new homes being built in Knightsbridge, whereas that certainly isn’t the case in [...]
We talk to Tradeweb about how investing has evolved over the last 20 years June 12, 2018 It's a busy time for Tradeweb, the provider of electronic trading for fixed-income, derivatives, and exchange-traded funds, following a recent announcement that it would be adding an equity trading facility to its list of products. The company, which launched in 1998 as a marketplace for investors to buy and sell US Treasury bonds, will later [...]
New Homes: What’s on sale in London this weekend in Hackney, Southwark, Bermondsey, Mitcham and Clapham March 10, 2017 Kings Crescent, Hackney From £98,750 for a 25 per cent share First time buyers living or working in Hackney will be able to get a step on the ladder with Shared Ownership at Kings Crescent. Tomorrow will see 36 none to three bedroom apartments on sale, some refurbished some new, next to Clissold Park each [...]
Krafty move: Unilever shareholders condemn potential relocation from London as a protectionist defence February 25, 2018 Top shareholders in Marmite maker Unilever have hinted that they may object to a possible relocation of the company’s headquarters from London. Directors of the Anglo-Dutch group are expected to vote in the coming weeks on where Unilever should maintain its base, after the company promised last year to simplify its corporate structure in the [...]
Here’s how much house prices grew this month March 20, 2017 Annual house price growth was slashed in March, failing to keep pace with the inflation seen when buy to let landlords were rushing to close property deals before the stamp duty tax hike. Asking prices were up 1.3 per cent (£3,877) in March as compared to the month before, according to Rightmove. Read more: House [...]