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Waterfront London: London’s residential riverside property market
Posted on: 3 December 2013
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The latest Spotlight from Savills focuses on the desirability of waterfront living and why London’s riverside is proving popular with a diverse range of buyers.
Looking beyond London
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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In this programme for EGTV, in association with BNP Paribas Real Estate, agents for London, Birmingham and Edinburgh pitched their locations to a panel of savvy investors, Dragons’ Den style. Could they be convinced to spread their wealth beyond the South East?
Real London Lives
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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The majority of Londoners who live in housing association homes go out to work and make a real contribution to society, according to the first research findings from Real London Lives. The Real London Lives project is designed to give a voice to the ordinary Londoners who live in housing association homes. It combines true stories with a new three-year research study by the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York.
Homes for older Londoners
Posted on: 28 November 2013
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A report from the London Assembly’s Housing Committee calls for the Mayor to push for more specially build retirement housing to accommodate an expected doubling of the number of Londoners over 85 over the next twenty years. The report argues that specially designed housing, combining self-contained homes with access to on-site support and care, improve independence and quality of life for residents, reduce costs to the NHS of avoidable accidents and free up much needed family homes.
Clean Thames Now and Always
Posted on: 28 November 2013
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Clean Thames Now and Always is a group of environmentally conscious Londoners from all around the city, who are passionate about the possibilities of implementing state of the art blue-green infrastructure to improve and protect the Thames eco-system and improve our environment for all Londoners, in the short and long term.
Moor or less: Moorings on London’s waterways
Posted on: 27 November 2013
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London’s key strategic planning document the London Plan should be revised to include a policy to boost the provision of residential moorings along the capital’s waterways, according to a report from the London Assembly Environment Committee.
Crossrail: the impact on London’s property market
Posted on: 26 November 2013
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In this report from CBRE, the impact of Crossrail on property will be two-fold. Firstly, the improvement in connectivity will open up new districts and reduce travel times, both of which will directly drive values in the commercial and residential sectors. Secondly, it will act as a catalyst for broader investment and development around the affected stations. These wider improvements will also unlock considerable underlying value. To find the publication, please enter “London” in the large search box on the right of the page. The scroll down to find “Re4sidential London – Crossrail: Impact on property”. You will need to register to download the document.
The Bank of England is among the many sites in London at high risk from surface water flooding
Posted on: 25 November 2013
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This article presents five case studies in London, comparing the documented floods to flood maps generated by flood modelling software.
Homes for London: The London Housing Strategy
Posted on: 25 November 2013
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The Mayor of London has published a draft revised London Housing Strategy for consultation with the public. The document sets out the Mayor’s policies to increase the supply of well-designed housing of all tenures to levels not seen since the 1930s, in order to meet the needs of London’s growing population and particularly to support working households. Comments are requested by 7 February 2014.
Up in smoke: How the EU’s faltering climate policy is undermining the City of London
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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This report argues that the EU has a proud record of taking the lead in tackling climate change, and the City of London has been a major beneficiary of this leadership. However, recent criticisms of the EU’s approach and substantial problems with Europe’s emissions trading scheme risk snuffing out the EU’s momentum and undermining the City of London’s leading role in carbon finance.
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