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26t May 2017
Developer St George City has launched Emery Wharf, a 12-storey building in Wapping, at the entrance to London Dock - the village being built on the site that was formerly home to News International. Close to Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, and St Katherine Docks, the Patel Taylor-designed building was inspired by the nearby Grade-II listed Pennington Street Warehouse; each of the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments feature open-plan kitchens finished with integrated black appliances and bathrooms with black framed bath and shower screens. All residents will have access to a gymnasium, swimming pool, sauna, steam room, virtual golf suite, and two private roof gardens. London Dock will eventually host 1,800 homes and over 200,000 sq ft of shops, restaurants, workshops and a secondary school for 1,200 pupils. On completion it will feature six acres of public space, including landscaped promenades, water gardens and Gauging Square – a piazza with a choreographed water feature. Prices at Emery Wharf start at £539,950.
BBC News Daily Mail (23/05/2017)
26th May 2017
EcoWorld Ballymore’s London City Island development on the Leamouth Peninsula has scooped the top prize at this year’s London Evening Standard New Homes Awards. As well as winning the Grand Prix, it also took the trophy for best regeneration project. When completed, there will be 1,700 homes within contemporary glazed-brick apartment blocks, overlooking lush gardens and an exotic outdoor swimming pool. The judges also singled out Mount Anvil’s Dollar Bay 31-storey project as a Development of Outstanding Architectural Merit, and Peabody’s Upton Village in Plaistow as Best Development in the Affordable Homes sector.
Evening Standard (22/05/2017)
26th May 2017
The number of residential property transactions in the UK dropped by 22.5% between March and April, according to HMRC. The number of sales fell from 107,090 in March to 83,010 in April on a non-adjusted basis – with it noted that March saw increased activity as a cut to relief on second homes came into force at the start of April. Once seasonal factors are taken into consideration the number of transactions fell by 3.2%. Quarterly transaction levels were also down, with 291,710 recorded transactions in Q1 2017 compared to 306,360 in Q4 2016.
BBC News Daily Mail (23/05/2017)
26th May 2017
The Mail’s Sally Hamilton offers a breakdown of the Conservative and Labour election manifestos, including their positions on housing. She says the Conservatives will seek to ease the housing crisis by building 1m new homes by the end of 2020 and 500,000 more by the end of 2022, with Labour pledging a similar number and vowing to extend Help to Buy funding until 2027. In assessing the pledges, Ms Hamilton is sceptical, saying successive governments “have not built anything like enough homes”.
The Mail on Sunday (21/05/2017)
26th May 2017
Property expert Phil Spencer has warned house-hunters in London that searching for their dream home on the internet can be "counter-productive". The Location, Location, Location presenter said: "There's so much competition for houses… The 'best in breed' flats, as I call them, go before they are even online. The internet… is really fantastic for research and for helping you work out what you want and in what area. But nothing will beat talking to estate agents”.
Evening Standard, Page: 28
19th May 2017
Housing association and developer L&Q has put a selection of shared ownership homes on the Greenwich Peninsula on the market, targeted at first-time buyers. In all, 64 one- and two-bedroom apartments in The Waterman are available, complete with Symphony kitchen worktops, fitted units and integrated Zanussi appliances, designer sanitary ware, ceramic tiling in the bathrooms, built-in wardrobes to master bedrooms, and balconies. Located within walking distance of North Greenwich station – just one stop from Canary Wharf on the Jubilee Line – The Waterman is part of a huge regeneration project that will, when complete, offer 10,000 new homes, 150 retail units and 48 acres of green space alongside 1.6 miles of Thames riverside. Prices start from £95,625 for a 25% shared of a one-bedroom apartment (full market value £382,500), and £126,250 for a 25% share of a two-bedroom apartment (full market value £505,000).
The Wharf (12/05/2017)