T op bosses from Royal Mail have been accused of blaming others after admitting the business had broken its own rules after posters appeared which compared how long different workers were pausing on the job. MP Darren Jones, who chairs the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee said he …
Read More »People living in these London postcodes will get their post delivered late after problems with Royal Mail
Mail posted by some Londoners will not arrive on time today Friday (July 24). This is due to processing problems Royal Mail had on Thursday (July 23) evening. Some post arrived late at the London Central Mail Centre, meaning not all of it could be processed. Consequently, mail posted by …
Read More »New homes in London: Colindale Gardens and Islington Square among new-build neighbourhoods with green space and garden sanctuaries
A decade before London’s Low Emission Zone came into force, air pollution concerns had prompted the capital’s then-Mayor, Ken Livingstone, to introduce a Living Roofs and Walls policy. And since 2008 there has been phenomenal “growth”. Today London has more than 40 per cent of the UK’s green roofs and …
Read More »House price predictions: the 10 London areas where property values are forecast to rise most in next five years
The next five-year phase of the property cycle will be marked by the outcome of tomorrow’s General Election. Knight Frank’s Liam Bailey believes certainty on Brexit, either way, is a good result for the housing market. “Brexit has hovered above the market since mid-2016 and in London more than any other …
Read More »Homes of the future: unstoppable rise in online shopping is bringing new delivery depots to central London — with flats built on top
The unstoppable rise in online shopping is driving a demand for more storage space and delivery hubs across central London, which is in turn creating a new homes model: warehouse sheds that come with beds — large industrial buildings with homes built above. Online shopping now accounts for 20 per …
Read More »Islington Square homes: Upper Street sorting office conversion
The redevelopment of a former Edwardian postal sorting office into Islington Square — with 263 homes and new boutiques, bars and restaurants, a theatre rehearsal space, health club and cinema — is contained in a fashionable new quarter in Upper Street, N1. The four-acre site had been closed to the …
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