Docklands News

London house prices rise in May

4th July 2014

Land Registry data has revealed that house prices in London rose 18.5% year-on-year in May, triple the 6.7% increase seen across the rest of the country.

Read more »

A good time for buy-to-let

25th April 2014

Francesca Steele says that landlords are in a good position at present, with 45% more buy-to-let mortgages currently on offer compared with a year ago.

Read more »

Property boom in Canary Wharf

17th April 2014

East London has seen the highest growth in property prices in the capital over the last 12 months, rising 16.5%. This growth was driven by Canary Wharf, where prices rose 14.4%, as against a 12.3% rise in central London and 8.3% in the west.

Read more »

Rathbone Market plans unveiled

17th April 2014

English Cities Fund has, in connection with Newham Council, submitted plans for the final phase of a 650-home development at Rathbone Market in Canning Town.

Read more »

Fundamental reform needed to solve London's housing problem

17th April 2014

The Evening Standard talks to Richard Blakeway, the London Deputy Mayor for housing, about tackling the capital’s new homes shortage and doubling the current rate of building from 20,000 to 42,000.

 

Read more »

Mortgage regulation puts first-time buyers at a disadvantage

17th April 2014

A study by the UK Housing Review has found that first-time buyers are being disadvantaged in favour of landlords, due to more stringent financial regulation aimed at protecting taxpayers from risky mortgage lending.

Read more »