NHG Homes answer your burning questions about Shared Ownership September 24, 2025 Is shared ownership making it easier to buy homes in central London?Government-backed schemes like Shared Ownership are certainly making home ownership much more accessible for many Londoners. With mortgage rates trending downwards, the market is more accessible for many, and Shared Ownership amplifies this further to support that first step onto the property ladder. As [...]
Shared Ownership developers like Peabody are putting community first September 24, 2025 Ever since she moved into Peabody’s Motion development in Leyton, east London, Josephine has made a whole new and unexpected selection of friends. “I tend to spend the majority of my time on the roof terrace,” she says. “It’s massive, we have drinks up there and even hosted a Jubilee rooftop party. In fact, I [...]
Two sisters share their story of moving into a Shared Ownership property with SNG Homes September 24, 2025 Sisters Josephine and Baaba Oppong-Bimpeh moved into SNG Homes’ Icon Shared Ownership development in North London’s Burnt Oak in 2024 We purchased a 25% share of a ninth-floor apartment at Icon for £151,000, meaning we needed just £15,000 for our deposit. Buying through Shared Ownership provided a route onto the property ladder for us. The [...]
Newlon Living’s Shared Ownership homes offer a flavour of both city and country September 24, 2025 Newlon Living’s Cassia development in Enfield truly offers the best of both worlds Specialists in Shared Ownership properties in east and north London, Newlon Living offers stylish new developments such as Cassia in Enfield, east London, which has properties available now. These one and two bedroom apartments are within an easy walking distance of the [...]
Why there’s a CD revival, even though vinyl is cooler September 23, 2025 For the Autumn edition of Morning Wire The Magazine, Killian Faith-Kelly explores the CD revival and what it says about Gen Z listening habits About a month ago, I read about some Lorde fans complaining that their CDs of her latest album weren’t working. And part of me thought, “That’s bad, these Lorde fans have [...]
Is late-night dining dead in London? September 23, 2025 With more and more London restaurants banking on earlier reservations, Carys Sharkey asks whether after hours dining is a relic of London’s past Is late-night dining in London dying at the hands of tee-totalling park runners, or is it having a resurgence driven by their collective hospitality nemesis? The diagnosis is polarised and necessarily hesitant. [...]
Anita Rani interviews Luca restaurant owners about Michelin starred food and meditative music September 23, 2025 For the Autumn edition of Morning Wire The Magazine, broadcaster and author Anita Rani interviews Luca and Clove Club founders Johnny Smith and Daniel Willis about making music and falling in love with food Daniel Willis: So Anita, do you remember how we all met? Anita Rani: Well, which version are we going to give? [...]
Alien: Earth actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver shares her last meal on Earth September 22, 2025 Alien: Earth actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver tells us the story of her life through food, picking a final meal that includes Danish buns, Korean pancakes and fresh Thai mangosteen I had a bit of a rocky, colourful upbringing. I’ve had different mothers. I’ve lived in different countries. My adopted parents were an American man and [...]
Ferg & Harris unveils bespoke Springbank single malt for Distillers One of One September 22, 2025 Ferg & Harris has released its most ambitious whisky to date with the unveiling of Wings of Kintyre, a bespoke Springbank single malt set to feature in next month’s Distillers One of One auction. The one-of-a-kind 31-year-old whisky has been bottled from a single organic cask. It will be offered exclusively at the prestigious biennial [...]
Gen Z don’t care about your smartwatches – here’s why September 20, 2025 From Morning Wire The Magazine‘s Autumn edition, Gen Z are the first digital native generation but they’re turning to analogue timepieces over smartwatches It’s ironic that the generation that grew up with a smartphone in their hand is ditching the smartwatch in favour of an analogue alternative. Last year Watchfinder, the Richemont-owned pre-owned retailer, commissioned [...]