Docklands News

East London rents higher than west

20th June 2014

Rising rents in popular east London boroughs such as Hackney and Tower Hamlets have overtaken those in affluent west London areas for the first time, according to a new study.

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Ballymore searches for Project Ace partners

20th June 2014

Ballymore is still searching for joint venture partners for its “Project Ace” scheme in London, which includes Arrowhead Quay in Canary Wharf, a twin-tower residential project that will eventually host 990 apartments.

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UK house prices up 9.9% since April 2013

20th June 2014

House prices across the UK rose by an average of 9.9% in April compared with 12 months earlier. The Office for National Statistics reported that the typical price of a house is now £260,000, up £22,000 in the year and £72,000 in six years

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Generation Rent proposes bubble-free housing scheme

20th June 2014

Generation Rent, a group representing private renters, has proposed plans for a “bubble-free” housing market with cheap homes and a fixed-rate sales return.

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“Real life” prices would force EastEnders out of E20

20th June 2014

A study by the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals that most of the characters in EastEnders would be left homeless if they were forced to pay "real life" prices for the houses they occupy in the shows.

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London needs to spend £154bn on population growth

20th June 2014

Knight Frank has warned that London needs to spend £154bn on new homes to match the expected surge in population, expected to rise from 8.3m to 9.4m by 2022.

Source:   Evening Standard (16/06/2014)

 

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