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The investment market London continued to experience a minimum level of activity in the first half of 2009. Although borrowing costs fell as the Bank of England reduced the Official Bank Rate from 2% to 0.5% by March 2009, banks remained unwilling to lend in the sector to all categories of investor including buy-to-let, investment [...]
The four months from March to June 2009 witnessed an unexpected increase in confidence and optimism amongst buyers and a renewed willingness to sell amongst vendors. In the second half of 2008, we reported that the sales market in Midtown, City and Docklands was characterised by falling prices and a historically low level of transactions. [...]
The homes which are free from taxes have been dramatically returned for London. It was disappeared virtually because of the increasing booms for properties. Everybody knows the fact there is a huge dip in markets. There was increase of stamp duties previous year. This was a resultant of an amazing offer given due to recession [...]
The name relates to the local lime kilns located by the river and operated by the large potteries that served shipping in the London docks[1]. The earliest reference to Les Lymhostes occurs in 1356[2]. From its foundation, Limehouse, like neighbouring Wapping, has enjoyed better links with the river than the land, the land route being [...]
Out of the many residential districts of London, Bloomsbury is famous for its awesome beauty and architecture. Loaded with all the latest amenities, Bloomsbury is the perfect place for to experience a comfortable living. Everyone is surprised to see this district of London which offers countless [...]
The second phase of a superb refurbishment of London’s Smithfield meat market, which brings back to life all its colour and technical exuberance and keeps a leading UK market in the heart of the capital, is now underway.
The original market was completed in [...]
Knightsbridge is a street, which goes along the south part of the Hyde Park, west from the Hyde Park Corner, in the City of the Westminster, to the Rutland Gate, where the path becomes the Kensington Road. The name Knightsbridge is comes from the Knightsbridge station and the area around it. And all these lie [...]
Now the world’s most important financial centre, the tight knit network of medieval streets known as the Square Mile, once housed not only all the City’s commercial ventures but also London’s entire population.
As London expanded, especially from the early eighteenth century, the City became increasingly commercial. In 1901 the residential population was 30,000 but by [...]