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First Look: living all the way up in Principal Tower

Once completed, the luxury Principal Tower apartments by Liverpool Street will have some of the best views, looking out over some of the City's most iconic landmarks.

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First Look: living all the way up in Principal Tower

Once completed, the luxury Principal Tower apartments by Liverpool Street will have some of the best views, looking out over some of the City's most iconic landmarks.
Property

Stressed out Londoners are looking to leave the City

New research commissioned by Berkeley Homes has found that the increased stress of living in London has triggered an exodus to the UK Home Counties.

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Broadgate prepares itself for a new public park

Plans to transform Exchange Square into a new landscaped park for the Broadgate neighbourhood have now been submitted by British Land.
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City Living: Spotlight on culturally diverse Bethnal Green

The Bethnal Green community is as diverse as you can get in London, with people from all walks of life leaving their footprints on the area, making it one...
Property

Shifting seasons perfect for a spring makeover

Take advantage of the fast-approaching bumper Easter bank holiday weekend and freshen up your home with grown up pastels, flourishing greenery and 2019’s hottest colour ‘Living Coral’.
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These are interesting times for London’s commercial landlords

These are interesting times for London’s commercial landlords; don’t get them started on Brexit and the fate of the high street.
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City Living: Spotlight on the up and coming Old Street area

Old Street is slowly growing into itself, picking and choosing from the best bits of Shoreditch and the City, making itself into one of the best areas in London...
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The Garden at 120: London’s newest public rooftop

The City of London’s largest rooftop public space – The Garden at 120, located atop Fen Court office building at 120 Fenchurch Street – has officially opened to the...
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London renters could be better off with Brexit

A new study has claimed that because of uncertainty around the housing market, renters in London have saved £1,806 because rents are not growing as fast as predicted.
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City Living: Spotlight on diverse and unique Shoreditch

Shoreditch has become one of the most hot property markets in London thanks to its booming food and drink, art, entertainment and fashion scene.
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100,000 people are vacating the Capital every year

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows more than 100,000 Londoners are relocating to other parts of the UK each year, with a high percentage being young people.
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New cultural offerings bring life back into City of London

2018 has seen many new retail, dining, art and public space offerings pop up all over the City of London, but this is only a small part of a...
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First Look: The iconic Atlas Building in Old Street

We take a look inside The Atlas Building which rises above the City like a modern pyramid made from glass and steel, straddling the border between the Square Mile...
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Number of young UK homeowners in decline

A report by MoneySuperMarket found the number of young homeowners in the UK has dropped by 26% since 1991. Increases in property prices and a much slower growth in...
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Experts weigh in on post Brexit property market projections

Estate agents share predictions for the property market's future. Each expect the market to bounce back after Brexit but none are certain on the rate at which it will...
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A look into the City’s new love affair with flexible working spaces

More and more small and medium sized firms are moving to new flexible working spaces in the City while bigger companies have started to embrace them too.
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City living: Property spotlight on Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is home to London’s intellectual and cultural elite. And there is no wondering why with all of the world-class museums, galleries, and theatres right on your doorstep.
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First look: Postmark EC1 and WC1 by Taylor Wimpey

Royal Mail's historic Mount Pleasant sorting office is set to become an address in its own right as 'Postmark', one of the most central new residential neighbourhood developments in...
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City Living: Property spotlight on Tower Bridge

With cool warehouse conversions, luxury new builds, and developers working to bulk up culture and dining options, life by Tower Bridge is getting sweeter by the day.
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First Look: Landmark Place EC3 by Barratt London

IT’S all happening along the waterfront this summer as luxury Thameside development Landmark Place unveils its first onsite show home and a smorgasbord of amenities.
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Aldgate Square is officially open for business

IT has been 10 years and £23million in the making, but the launch of Aldgate Square signals a new chapter for the City's public spaces.
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Bloomberg HQ named London’s best office block

Bloomberg’s Queen Victoria Street headquarters has been named London’s best new office building at this year’s New London Architecture Awards.

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Women in Philanthropy: “Not just ribbon cutters”

A common criticism of charitable giving is that it is dominated by older, white...
By Jo Davy 8th March 2018
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Food & Drink
It’s far more than just eating and drinking out at Mimo

Mimo London has just opened up its first UK branch in Borough Market, offering...
By Andrew Zuccala 20th May 2019
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Entertainment
Check out the new outdoor exhibit at Guildhall Yard

The Let's Talk photography exhibition in the Guildhall Yard aims to destigmatise issues surrounding...
By Tom Oxtoby 20th May 2019
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Electric vehicles are joining the City Corporation fleet

The use of new electric vehicles is getting the City of London Corporation a...
By Tom Oxtoby 20th May 2019
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News
Climate change could put emergency services under ‘extreme strain’

A new report commissioned by Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell warns that...
By Kate Oglesby 20th May 2019
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News
City Corporation weighs up Barbican Library’s offering

The City of London Corporation, which runs the library in the world-famous Barbican Centre...
By Julia Gregory 20th May 2019
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City Bridge Trust elects its first ever BAME chair

Councillor Dhruv Patel makes history again by becoming the very first person of black,...
By Andrew Zuccala 16th May 2019
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New City Police unit set up to help halt reoffending

City of London Police has unveiled a new unit designed to make it as...
By Tom Oxtoby 16th May 2019
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Property
First Look: living all the way up in Principal Tower

Once completed, the luxury Principal Tower apartments by Liverpool Street will have some of...
By Andrew Zuccala 16th May 2019
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News
New legislation protecting trans staff given green light

The City of London Corporation has recently announced its new policies which aim to...
By Tom Oxtoby 16th May 2019
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News
New search begins for artists in residence

The City is looking for artists in residence to celebrate the achievements of women...
By Julia Gregory 16th May 2019
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