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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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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.
Property

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.
Property

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...
Property

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.
Property

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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Could City developments be the answer to shrinking studio space?

One arts charity believes it can help City developers soften new builds while tackling the chronic shortage of creative studio space in London.
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Planners approve third tallest City building “Cheesegrater 2”

More than 6,000 people will work in "Cheesegrater 2" after planning bosses rubberstamped a new addition to the City skyline. Lai Sun Development Company has been...
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Majority of Brits have had bad experience with estate agents

Close to 90% of Londoners have had a negative experience with estate agents, according to new real estate platform Triplerr ahead of its UK launch.
Property

City living : Property spotlight on Angel

Pious in name, privileged in a stock of well-preserved Georgian and Victorian homes and packed with restaurants and bars, here’s why heaven must be missing an Angel.
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The luxury developments that double as dining hotspots

Developers are harnessing the pulling power of top restaurants to create dining destinations right on the doorstep of London's most luxurious apartment blocks.

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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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Election race hots up: Meet your candidates

THE battle lines have been drawn and voters in the
By Tom Oxtoby 17th May 2017
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Charity could get base in New Spitalfields Market to cut food waste

A charity which distributes food to those in need could be offered space at...
By Julia Gregory 17th March 2019
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No-deal Brexit vote result is a “victory for common sense”

The City's policy chief has described Parliament's decision to reject leaving the European Union...
By Tom Oxtoby 14th March 2019
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Business
e5 Bakehouse rising to meet society’s challenges

On Thursdays, our chef cooks up Eritrean food served with Injera flatbreads; on Friday...
By Ben Mackinnon 13th March 2019
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Tube’s ‘lost customer hours’ hits 21million mark for last 12 months

TfL recently announced that Tube travellers have wasted over 21million hours of their time...
By Kate Oglesby 13th March 2019
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Tower Bridge hawkers in game of cat and mouse with authorities

Vendors selling hot nuts to locals and tourists crossing Tower Bridge have learned how...
By Talia Shadwell 13th March 2019
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Corporation reaps £12.5million in Bank Junction fines

The City Corporation has reaped more than £12.5million in fines from motorists caught flouting...
By Talia Shadwell 12th March 2019
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Residents
Every email, phone call and letter is ammunition for our councillors

Have you ever walked past roadworks and sped up the pace because the noise...
By Helen Hudson 12th March 2019
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Property
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...
By Antonia Swinson 11th March 2019
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Food & Drink
Yolk: home to some of the best takeaway brunch in London

Yolk has been tracing around London for years now, setting up pop-up stalls all...
By Andrew Zuccala 11th March 2019
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Catherine McGuinness: Importance of earning a living wage

Over the past two weeks you will have seen billboards across London Underground urging...
By Catherine McGuinness 10th March 2019
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