The FTSE 100 saw one of the busiest days of the year for corporate results today, dipping 0.1% to 7,339.2 as Shell, Barclays, BAE Systems and ITV, among others, all reported. Across the Atlantic, the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates 0.75%, hitting the level expected by analysts for the last few weeks in a […]

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Greencoat Renewables shares were up 0.8% to 1.1p in late afternoon trading on Friday after the firm announced its scheduled acquisition of the 134.4MW Ersträsk North Wind Farm in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The company is set to acquire the wind farm from Enercon on a forward sale basis. The wind farm is currently under construction […]

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Agronomics led the founder’s round of precision fermentation group Liberation Labs through an initial investment of $627,000 for a 47% equity stake, the company announced today. Agronomics is set to make the investment using its own funds in a bid to address the “pressing need” for full-scale precision fermentation facilities. The move follows Agronomics’ existing […]

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Sirius Real Estate has agreed to sell a part of Bizspace Business Park in Camberwell, London, for £16m, the group said on Monday in an announcement. Sirius Real Estate stated the sale of the asset in London for £16m representing a NIY of 2%. The deal is expected to reach the finish line in July […]

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The UK House Price Index has released its figures from November 2020, detailing how prices rose 4% between October and November, with the annual price change in the capital over the year coming in at +9.7%. In England as a whole, the November data shows on average, house prices have risen by 1.2% since October […]

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A new report by the London Central Portfolio (LCP) reflecting on lettings trends across 2020 has revealed that almost 50% of new tenants in prime London properties were from the European Union. New tenants in 2020 by region (%) The LCP’s data outlined the home regions of new tenants letting London properties in 2020. Travel […]

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New office construction in central London has dropped by 50% in the past six months. The latest Deloitte Real Estate’s London Office Crane Survey showed a significant drop in demand in the Square Mile and was down by 60%. As the impact of the pandemic and people are staying at home, developers are keeping clear […]

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New figures suggest that the London job market is falling behind the rest of the country. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) revealed on Friday that whilst job advertisements were rising in the north-west England and Wales, London was seeing a fall. Between March and October, job adverts in the north-west jumped 36.8% whilst in […]

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A new report released by property investment fund London Central Portfolio (LCP) has revealed that 22% of prime London properties purchased this year were bought by overseas buyers without a viewing. The data, collated from figures by the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, consolidates reports that the property market is currently enjoying a […]

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The FTSE 100 has hit a six-month low, shedding 85 points and falling to 5644 points. The blue-chip index has lost around 25% of its value this year so far amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Top fallers of the FTSE 100 on Wednesday are Property companies British Land and Land Securities. Airline group including IAG was […]

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With lockdown slowly but surely coming to an end, and the UK government’s furlough scheme set to wrap up in October, the vast majority of employees across the country now face the awkward reality of going back to work in the post-pandemic world. But after months of disruption, returning to normality is not going to […]

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Property developer and investor U+I (LON: UAI) has filed a planning application for a “major mixed-use” £770 million cluster of towers as part of its ongoing Morden Wharf scheme on the Greenwich Peninsula. The company’s share price has dropped, however, amidst widespread market uncertainty and the news that the Bank of England is expecting to […]

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Residential property development firm Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) have recorded strong profits on the back of a series of completions and improved margins amid sales for the first half. The news follows a positive end to the previous financial year, with the company rallying off of a trend of increased sales and a decision to focus […]

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This piece is by no means factual, nor is it exhaustive or representative of the views of my peers. It is simply my unenlightened take on what Brexit means for the way we look at our Parliament, and I reserve the right to change my mind. Brexit has underlined some of the systemic shortcomings in […]

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In September, Rightmove has reported a 16% on-month increase in new properties coming onto the market, with some areas seeing an annual price increase of over 4%, and the upper echelons of the London housing market enjoying increased liquidity amid a price dip. While property prices are down 1.1% on-year in the North East and […]

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Barratt Developments releases impressive results for the year through August, after reporting that it built its largest number of homes for a decade. The company announced bumper pre-tax profits of £835.5 million, up 9.2% on-year. At the same time, sales grew 4.8% to £4.87 billion. Additionally, forward sales were up by 11.1% to £3 billion, […]

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McDonald’s has announced its intention to move its non-tax base to London from Luxembourg. The fast-food giant will create a new holding company in the UK, and will pay UK taxes on any profits earned outside of the U.S. It said it came to the decision after taking into consideration the vast amount of employees […]

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The Californian born tech giant Apple is to move its London HQ to Battersea Power Station by 2021. Apple plans to move 1,400 staff into the power station, occupying 500,000 sq ft. The move signals a renewed commitment to operations in London and expanding its UK presence. Currently Apple have seven other offices across London, […]

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