Docklands News

Shared-ownership in the Olympic Park

15th November 2013

Since the end of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the athletes’ accommodation in the Olympic Park East Village has stood empty – something that is about to change, as the first residents ready themselves to move in.

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Housing will drive growth

15th November 2013

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has said that the housing market recovery will help spur economic growth in the coming months because rising house prices tend to go with an increase in consumer spending.

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Doubts over Mayors housing target

15th November 2011

Boris Johnson's pledge to build 100,000 new affordable homes in London by the spring of 2015 has been cast into doubt by The London Assembly's own figures.

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Renting becoming favourable

15th November 2013

According to new research soaring property prices have led to renting being more affordable than buying

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Property remains taxing

15th November 2013

Almost a third of first-time buyers in Britain admit that they do not understand the processes involved in buying a home, according to a survey carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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Royal Wharf regeneration

8th November 2013

The rejuvenation of the east London docks continues apace, with Singapore-listed property group Oxley Holding’s purchase of the waterfront Royal Wharf site from Ballymore Group for £200m.

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