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10th October 2014
Assem Allam, one of Labour’s top donors, has called Labour’s mansion tax a “very bad idea” and a “vote killer”, warning of its inevitable negative effect on house prices,
10th October 2014
A poll conducted by Boston Consulting Group has found that more workers around the globe wish to come to London to work than any other city, with New York and Paris a close second and third. Respondents found the UK in general to be the second most attractive nation to work in, missing out on the top spot to the US.
Source: The Daily Telegraph (06/10/14)
3rd October 2014
Telford Homes has announced a new development in east London, just two minutes’ walk from Stratford’s transport hub.
The Stratosphere project offers 307 apartments, all prepared to an extremely high specification; the centrepiece of the project is a 36-storey tower offering views across the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Canary Wharf, and the City of London. Each apartment will be equipped with an integrated Smeg appliances in kitchens from Urban Myth, bespoke cabinetry, and underfloor heating. Residents will enjoy access to a private gymnasium, a resident’s Wi-Fi lounge and private rooftop terrace. The first homes are on course to be finished in Spring 2017; online registrations of interest are currently being accepted.
Easier Property (29/09/14)
3rd October 2014
Tower Hamlets Council’s Strategic Development Committee has waved through a 134-apartment multiple level tower development at Crossharbour on the Isle of Dogs. 7 Limeharbour, to be built by Telford Homes, will rise up to 23 storeys high, and includes over 34% affordable housing. Replacing a 1980s office block, which has stood vacant for the past year, the tower will also feature a landscaped public plaza and improved pedestrian links to the Crossharbour DLR station
The Wharf (29/09/14)
3rd October 2014
Councillors at Tower Hamlets have also given the go-ahead for a 31-storey tower, at Park Place near Cabot Square, Canary Wharf. As part of the agreement for the 170-metre high development, Canary Wharf Group will make Section 106 contributions toward Crossrail works, bus services, leisure facilities and an Ideas Store.
The Wharf (26/09/14)
3rd October 2014
Boris Johnson has focused on housing in his speech to the Conservative Party conference, demanding that new homes in the capital should be sold first to Londoners rather than wealthy foreigners. “I want (homes) marketed first and sold first to the people of this country, not to ‘oligarchs from the Planet Zog’”, he stated.
Evening Standard (30/09/14)