Rents in large London borough rise by 27% in ONE year

Rents in large London borough rise by 27% in ONE year

Landlords in London are benefitting from double digit increases in rents including one borough where rents have risen by 27%, latest research from Benham and Reeves reveals. Its deep dive into data... Read more »
London rents ‘out of control’ with a record-breaking 11 per cent rise in a year

London rents ‘out of control’ with a record-breaking 11 per cent rise in a year

London rents were up 11.2 per cent year-on-year in March 2024, reports the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The private rental crisis in the capital continues, with the highest annual increase since... Read more »
London Stock Exchange owner plots multimillion pound pay rise for CEO | Business News

London Stock Exchange owner plots multimillion pound pay rise for CEO | Business News

The owner of the London Stock Exchange is plotting a multimillion pound pay rise for its chief executive amid a debate about whether FTSE 100 bosses’ incentive packages are damaging the competitiveness... Read more »
A new report says the world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise

A new report says the world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise

LONDON — The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and... Read more »
London crime and anti-Semitism rise despite Khan’s £150,000 unity campaign

London crime and anti-Semitism rise despite Khan’s £150,000 unity campaign

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, spent almost £150,000 on a campaign to promote unity, only for the capital to see crime figures worsen and anti-Semitism rise. Figures from the Labour Mayor’s... Read more »
UK House Prices Unexpectedly Rise as Mortgage Costs Dip

UK House Prices Unexpectedly Rise as Mortgage Costs Dip

Hi, I’m Leo from Bloomberg’s UK Breaking News team, catching you up on this morning’s business stories. UK house prices rose unexpectedly for a third month, helped by a dip in borrowing... Read more »
Four London Boroughs Saw Property Prices Rise in 2023

Four London Boroughs Saw Property Prices Rise in 2023

It might not surprise you to learn that at Time out, we think London is a pretty great place to live. However, with everything from the price of a pint to the cost... Read more »
Latest rent rise is seven year high according to offi…

Latest rent rise is seven year high according to offi…

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 6.1 per cent in the 12 months to October 2023.... Read more »
She’s had a meteoric rise to fame – and has even been tipped as a replacement for Holly Willoughby… so who IS the former Scottish weather girl taking daytime TV by storm?

She’s had a meteoric rise to fame – and has even been tipped as a replacement for Holly Willoughby… so who IS the former Scottish weather girl taking daytime TV by storm?

The night Storm Huntley was born, an electrical storm raged across Glasgow.  Given that her mother had just finished reading a novel in which the protagonist was called Storm, her name seemed set... Read more »
‘It’s the exclusivity’: the rise of London’s £1,000-plus a night super-luxe hotels | Hospitality industry

‘It’s the exclusivity’: the rise of London’s £1,000-plus a night super-luxe hotels | Hospitality industry

Cost of living crisis, what cost of living crisis? A new breed of uber-luxury hotels in London is breaking records with rooms costing more than £1,000 a night as wealthy visitors flock... Read more »