London commuters battle over rising property prices along Elizabeth Line May 20, 2022 The newly unveiled Elizabeth Line has left commuters wrestling over rising prices in London’s suburbs, with the cost of a home in local areas more than doubling over the past 10-years. The Crossrail, one of Europe’s largest infrastructure schemes and four years overdue, will open to the public on Tuesday. Despite he delays, the number [...]
GPE boss warns London’s office rebound could hit a wall amid runaway inflation May 19, 2022 The boss of GPE, formerly known as Great Portland Estates, has warned that London’s office leasing rebound could hit a wall as inflation shrinks the appetite for new developments. The capital’s post-pandemic recovery for offices has seen some of the UK’s largest developers – as well as GPE – hail record leasing activity and surging [...]
Space-tech real estate to take-off as investment gathers pace May 18, 2022 Space-tech real estate is forecast to take-off, following in the footsteps of the UK’s post-Covid-19 life sciences property boom, according to Savills. The UK has doubled down on its blossoming industry, which pulls around £16bn into the economy each year, as it looks to launch from its own soil this summer. “The space industry [...]
After Grenfell: Government puts forward new rules as fire boss hits out at progress May 18, 2022 The Government has put forward new fire safety regulations, which will see building owners share the level of risk that the design and materials of outer walls have with emergency fire services. It is hoped to give fire brigades an opportunity to adopt the best strategy to tackle potential blazes. However, the Home Office has [...]
London average hits £440k: First-time buyers in for a shock as house prices for newcomers rise £24 per day May 18, 2022 While celebrities can often be seen splashing millions of pounds on their first homes, the average first-time buyer (FTB) is spending £223,751 on their first property. In fact, the average FTB needs to find £43,623 more than they did in 2016 to secure their first own property, a 24 per cent increase, according to data [...]
UK house prices climb higher to £278,436 as market heat awaits ‘cooling’ May 18, 2022 The average price of a home has continued to climb higher, though its non-stop steamroll is still showing signs of slowing, according to the latest figures. House prices have increased 9.8 per cent to £278,436 in the year to March, down slightly from the 11.3 per cent in annual growth recorded in February of this [...]
British Land earnings soar as competition heats up for work campuses May 18, 2022 British Land, one of the UK’s largest property developers, has secured a £251m underlying profit for the last 12 months, as its earnings per share nearly doubles. The FTSE 100 builder’s profit jumped 25 per cent in the period, the equivalent of £50m. Meanwhile, earnings per share have soared from 18.8p to 27.4p over the [...]
Back in the black: London landlord Landsec posts record office leasing in capital May 17, 2022 Property giant Landsec has delivered record office leasing in London as the company returned to profit after five years. Pre-tax profit rose to £875m in the year to the end of March, a turnaround from a £1.39bn loss the previous year. Landsec, which is the landlord for big names in the capital including Deutsche Bank, [...]
The Elizabeth line effect: House prices along Crossrail skyrocket by as much as 215 per cent May 17, 2022 With the initial launch of Crossrail imminent, it has emerged that postcodes with stations due to benefit from Crossrail (CR) have seen house prices increase by up to 215 per cent since the project was first announced, carrying a 14 per cent premium versus the wider areas. Postcodes home to a Crossrail station have seen [...]
New London office for Monday.com as 100 additional UK staff hired to conquer Europe May 17, 2022 New York-listed work operating system monday.com has opened a new, larger office in the capital as it continues to expand in the UK and globally.