Docklands News

Plans submitted for 53-storey West India Docks tower

13th June 2014

Joint developers Meridian Property Holdings and LBS Properties have submitted plans to the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for a 53-storey residential tower on the Isle of Dogs

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Luxury living at St Katharine Dock

13th June 2014

A number of new residential developments are appearing on the north bank of the Thames, conveniently situated partway between the City on one side and Canary Wharf on the other.

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Johnson presents decontamination scheme

13th June 2014

Boris Johnson has announced plans to pay the costs of decontaminating areas of the capital where homes could be built, in return for commitments to housing construction.

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BoE risks survey highlights firms’ bubble fears

13th June 2014

The Bank of England’s latest systemic risks survey of banks, hedge funds and similar financial institutions has found that property prices have climbed from the fifth to the third perceived most pressing risk to the economy when compared to the same survey conducted six months ago.

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RICS survey betters estimates

13th June 2014

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), through a survey of its members, has estimated that house prices will rise by 4.5% a year by 2019, down on previous estimates of 9%.

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London prices keep climbing

6th June 2014

According to data from the ONS, house prices in London are almost 25% above their pre-downturn peak, fuelling concerns over the widening gap between property values in the capital and other parts of the country.

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