London’s ‘Can of Ham’ tower is up for sale again but price slashed September 25, 2024 London’s ‘Can of Ham’ skyscraper has been put back on sale for a reduced price two years after the first attempt to sell the distinctive building. The property has hit the market with an asking price of £322m, having previously been valued at around £400m when it was last on sale in 2022. The new [...]
Zoopla: Property portal returns to the black after cutting almost 100 jobs September 20, 2024 Online property portal Zoopla returned to profit during its latest financial year as its sales passed the £90m mark. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House have revealed that the business swung to a pre-tax profit of £18.7m in 2023, having reported a pre-tax loss of £6.2m in the prior 12 months. The results also show that [...]
Indian clothing tycoon who supplies Uniqlo, Decathlon and H&M buys Notting Hill home for £21m September 13, 2024 The owner of India’s largest clothing exporter has paid £21m for a home in Notting Hill in one of the UK’s biggest residential property deals this year. Harish Ahuja, owner and managing director of Shahi Exports, purchased the eight-storey property, which is more than 20,000 sq ft in July, according to a UK filing first [...]
Howard de Walden: Loss more than doubles at London property empire September 11, 2024 The London property empire which includes Marylebone Village and Harley Street saw its pre-tax loss more than doubled during its latest financial year. Howard de Walden Estates Holdings, which also includes some of the capital’s prime shopping areas as well as hundreds of homes, has reported a pre-tax loss of £254.2m for the year to [...]
London gets even worse for first-time buyers as UK cities ranked September 2, 2024 London has become an even worse city for first-time buyers, according to new figures, but the situation has now stopped people flocking to the capital for the social and career opportunities. The capital has moved down one place to 44th out of 50 in the latest ranking from mortgage provider Aldermore. The study compared cities [...]
Price of the average London home on the rise as UK demand rockets August 28, 2024 The ‘average’ London home will now set you back more than £530,000 after house prices in the capital increased for the first time since April 2023, according to figures released today. Data from Zoopla’s latest house price index revealed that London property prices were up 0.2 per cent year on year in the first seven [...]
‘Magnificent’ Hyde Park penthouse on sale for £60m August 13, 2024 A £60m penthouse has gone on sale in Hyde Park in a tentative sign that the super-prime market may be turning towards bigger, more expensive homes again. The apartment, which is one of London’s biggest listings in 2024, includes “one of the largest private terraces in central London”, according to James Van Den Heule, co-founding director [...]
Average London rent on the rise as price outside the capital reaches record high July 3, 2024 The average advertised monthly rent in London has continued to rise while prices outside of the capital reached a record high, according to Rightmove.
