London Property News

When Jo Young started working in London, she was initially happy to commute from her old flat in Uxbridge. But when she decided she needed to be in the heart of the capital, it was her father Bob who helped out – buying a brand new two-bedroom apartment at Kennington Park Square, Barratt’s latest development in Kennington, SE11.

The First-Time Buyer Initiative – a Government scheme designed to help people get on the property ladder – is coming back to Barratt’s new Dalston Square development in Hackney, East London.

With interest rates at an all time low and the property market strengthening, an increasing number of parents are deciding that the time is right to use their savings to help their children buy a first home.

Leading developer George Wimpey has opened a stylish show apartment to offer property-seekers an insight into its exciting collection of High Street apartments, now on sale in the London suburb of Lewisham.

Time is running out for househunters looking for an architecturally-stunning home in one of London’s most sought-after locations, as just five properties now remain for sale at George Wimpey's Cromwell Place.

100 eco flats are to be built in Luton by the end of 2010 as part of Milieu Architects’ environmentally sustainable project. The apartments will use solar collectors and wind turbines, and would turn waste materials into energy to keep heating bills down to around £100 per year.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has approved plans that will see over 750 new homes, plus commercial and leisure facilities, built next to the Thames Barrier in Newham. The proposed development -‘Barrier Park East’ - will transform this former industrial site into a vibrant east London neighbourhood, bringing new life to a long neglected corner of the capital.

With more people working from home than ever before, developments that accommodate office facilities are soaring in popularity.

London’s military servicemen and women are being offered special incentives to help them get their feet on the property ladder.

With Wimbledon Championship fast approaching, interest in tennis is set to reach its annual two-week high, as the British public dust off their racquets and head to their local park. As many tennis enthusiasts struggle to get onto a free court, homeowners with their own private tennis courts will be enjoying their exclusive use.

Commuters seeking a stylish home within easy reach of Central London can now snap up a three-bedroom townhouse off plan at Bryant’s new courtyard development in Caterham-on-the-Hill in Surrey.

London tenants are making the most of their current strong position, reports property consultants Cluttons, which has noticed a shift in the power dynamic between tenants and landlords as people seek long-term security for their bargain rental.

The luxury urban penthouse was once considered to be the preserve of the rich and wealthy, but in a property market that is going through a major re-adjustment buyers may be surprised at how genuine high-quality living can be within their financial reach.

Leading housebuilder George Wimpey West London has kindly agreed to sponsor the Sunflower Music Festival taking place at The White Hart, London Road, Hook on Saturday June 27th.

Contemporary ‘Waters Edge’ apartments are ready-to-move into now at Bryant Homes’ popular Grand Union Village development in Northolt. Priced from only £142,500, the modern collection of one-bedroom homes, each with allocated parking, offers first-time buyers the opportunity to step onto the property-ladder this summer and own a home close to the historic Grand Union Canal.

London’s military servicemen and women are being offered special incentives to help them get their feet on the property ladder. Personnel employed by the Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force as well as anyone who has served in the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq all qualify for Barratt’s Armed Forces Discount Scheme. Anyone set to retire from the forces this year will be eligible until the end of 2009.

The largest monthly house price rise in seven years – combined with strong sales at its new Sandringham development in Eastcote – are indications that the housing market is picking up, according to leading housebuilder George Wimpey West London.

Great value properties with amazing views across Canary Wharf are available at ‘Vicinity’, the sought-after development from leading housebuilder, George Wimpey. Vicinity comprises a superb selection of 37 contemporary one and two-bedroom apartments.

Barratt has launched a stunning new development of almost 1000 new homes on the edge of the Olympics zone in Bromley-by-Bow, East London. St Andrews, now under way on the site of a redundant Victorian hospital, offers brand new apartments from under £200,000 in London’s most dynamic regeneration area.

The mews home as we have come to know it has developed a long way; from Victorian stable blocks to renovated inner-city housing and today’s trendy urban pads set within communal space.

Watford-based housebuilder Kebbell Homes has agreed to sponsor Chiswick-based Southfield Primary School’s Sunflower Fete and Fancy Dress Procession, which will be opened by a well known TV presenter.

Green Shoots, from the founders of Yoo and Urban Spaces, has launched its flagship development to the first time buyer market, Silkstream, located in Colindale, North London.

Housebuilder Barratt London is planting hundreds of new trees and thousands of plants and shrubs on new developments across the capital every year – the equivalent of creating a small wood from scratch.

Foreign buyers are currently making the majority of all property purchases in prime London areas such as Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Hyde Park, reports property consultants Cluttons.

Miller Homes is defying the current property market trends at their Cassiobury development in Watford. Despite the current climate, and general doom and gloom surrounding house buying, Cassiobury is Miller Homes’ best performing site.