Crumbling mews property is on the market for £2.5m

Published: 09/06/2017 Last Updated: 09/06/2017 10:10:06 Author: JESS DENHAM Tags: Refurbished, Little Venice, Investment
Crumbling mews property is on the market for £2.5m - but could fetch £4m when fully restored
Even the estate agents warn that the roof is so leaky the house has gutters inside and out, but it could be a brilliant investment for one brave soul.The crumbling shell of a one-bedroom Little Venice mews house has gone on sale for more than five times the price of the average London home.
Despite its eye-watering £2.5million price tag, the "beautifully derelict" property has a roof so leaky that buyers could be "taking an umbrella to bed". Read More
Pound pummelled after UK election result

Published: 09/06/2017 Last Updated: 09/06/2017 10:34:20 Author: by: Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator Tags: Pound, Dollar, 2017 UK Elections, Prime Minister Theresa May, Labour
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Highlights
● Pound plunges as UK election delivers hung parliament
● FTSE 100 higher as foreign currency earners gain, FTSE 250 falls
● Global markets shrug off UK and US political uncertainty
● US and European equity benchmarks firm
● Dollar rises, while “havens” like the yen and gold dip
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The pound is falling sharply after the UK election delivered a hung parliament.
Sterling is down 2 per cent to $1.2698, it is off 1.8 per cent to £0.8811 per euro, and is sliding 1.6 per cent versus the Japanese yen to change hands at ¥140.16.
The pound bounced above $1.30 in mid-May when Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election was expected to boost her... Read more
Bank of England Cuts Key Interest Rate to New Low

Published: 05/08/2016 Last Updated: 05/08/2016 12:37:59 Author: Jason Douglas and Paul Hannon (The Wall Street Journal) Tags: Brexit, Interest Rate, New Low, Bank Of England
Rental market survives 'Storm Brexit'

Published: 26/07/2016 Last Updated: 26/07/2016 17:42:48 Author: Warren Lewis, ARLA Tags: ARLA, Brexit, Properties, Rental, Warren Lewis
Immediately following last month’s Brexit result, the rental market is stable, with little to no movement in terms of rental costs. While a tenth (12%) of agents reported an immediate dip in rent, an overwhelming three quarters (77%) saw no change. This contradicts expectations, as prior to the result a fifth (19%) predicted rents would increase, and a fifth (20%) expected them to fall. Only three in five (61%) thought they would stay the same. Read More
Wembley rogue landlord jailed for illegally evicting tenants

Published: 21/07/2016 Last Updated: 22/07/2016 18:27:11 Author: Brent Council Tags: Rouge, Lanldord, Brent
Rehan Sheikh of Manor Drive, Wembley, illegally threw out the six tenants, including one who had two young children, after giving them just two hours to leave the rundown House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) at 90 Wembley Park Drive. Read More
Young and poor face becoming permanent renters within a decade, study shows

Published: 25/02/2016 Last Updated: 21/07/2016 12:30:14 Author: Peter Yeung, The Independent. Tags: Canary, News, Becoming Permanent Renters, The Independent
Inside Margaret Thatcher's £30m home

Published: 12/02/2016 Last Updated: 22/07/2016 18:26:59 Author: MR Max Davidson Tags: News, Canary, Margaret Thatcher's Home, Telegraph
Exclusive: it houses the study from which she called Ronald Reagan, and has a bomb-proof door. Margaret Thatcher’s former Belgravia mansion goes on sale. Read More