Portland Road, the most divided street in the UK

May 29, 2012 Leave a comment

Portland Road, West London, UKLondon, UK – The Portland Road may usually seem impossible. On one hand, it is the most exclusive street where well known people live and shops of famous artists are located. On the other hand, this is the exact same street where socially deprived people are established.

The Portland Road is known by many people in London as the place to go in terms of fancy shopping. It’s full of elegant houses, antique shops and art galleries, all within the upper class’ price range. The Cross, for instance, sells gorgeous cashmere dressing gowns costing around £400.

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Tokyo opens Skytree, the world’s tallest broadcasting building

May 22, 2012 Leave a comment

Tokyo Skytree, JapanTokyo – Today in Japan, the world’s tallest broadcasting building named Skytree has officially set a new record. After three-and-a-half years of hard work, the 634m tower is finally accessible for tourists and Tokyo inhabitants.

The 310m high Shard in London, which will be opened in July this year, is not even half as high as this master piece. Neither does the Eifel Tower come close to the top of the new broadcasting tower in Tokyo. After 52 years, the Tokyo Tower, which was the city’s most famous tower, has been replaced by a skyscraper which is twice as high. Read more of this post

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London citizen sublet property during the Olympic Games 2012

May 16, 2012 Leave a comment

Tips London property during Olympic Games, UKLondon is preparing itself for the Olympics that are being held from 27th of Juli till the 12th of August. Because of the incredible amount of visitors London will get, it’s tremendously difficult to find a nice flat or property to rent. However most of the English people are complaining, some of them can’t wait to pack their bags, sublet their flat or room and leave London for a month.

The Olympic Games are being held in UK’s capital city this summer. Although, London has been host of the Olympic Games twice before, in 1908 and 1948, this year will be remarkably spectacular. Restaurants, bars, hotels and hostels are getting ready for the main event. Obviously, for the UK sport fans this year is the moment they have been waiting for their entire lives. Believe it or not, but not every citizen of London is as enthusiastic as the main stream. There are inhabitants who are subletting their property and moving away from London for a couple of weeks. “I’m not into sports and I’m sure London will be overcrowded. So instead of staying here and getting irritated, I sublet my flat and go on a short holiday myself!” is what they say.

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London – Brangelina and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston neighbors in Richmond?

May 15, 2012 Leave a comment

Jennifer Aniston, Brangelina, London, RichmondLondon is overwhelmed by house hunting superstars. In the last couple of couple of months multiple worldly known singers and actors decided to pack their stuff and go off to London, Jay-z & Beyonce, Johnny Depp and Kayne West & Kim Kardashian to just name a few. Who are also moving to the Richmond area in West-London are Brangelina & Brad Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt bought themselves a gorgeous mansion for a rough 10 million pounds in Richmond. Last year, when Pitt was filming thriller ‘World War Z’, he, Angelina and the six kids were staying there too and decided to buy this dream property. This summer they are planning to spend a lot of time there.

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Celebrity couple Jay Z & Beyonce also moving to London

May 14, 2012 1 Comment

Jay z and Beyonce moving to property in LondonLondon – Celebrity couple Jay-Z and Beyonce are about to move to the UK. This is because of the Watch the Throne tour Jay-Z and Kayne West are doing through Europe this summer. London would be a perfect home base for the worldwide known rapper and his family.

London is becoming more and more popular for celebrities. In the last couple of weeks not only Rihanna, but alsoAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt purchased their dream property in the capital.

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Online Letting Agents Explained

May 11, 2012 Leave a comment

online letting agentsThe days when house hunters flicked through the local paper to find their next home are long gone as the nation turns more and more to the internet. This has presented an expensive problem for private landlords, who are typically charged in the region of a month’s rent by a letting agent to advertise their property.  In the past, landlords have not been able to advertise privately on the big property websites such as rightmove and PrimeLocation, and the only solution has been to use a letting agent to give them exposure on these sites.
This has all changed with the advent of online letting agents.  Without the need for a high street presence, internet based agents have much lower overheads and offer landlords the ability to advertise their properties on the major property websites for little or no cost.
The process requires more input from the landlord as the internet based agent does not visit the property at any time. Read more of this post

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Improving your home through DIY

May 10, 2012 Leave a comment

Improving your home through DIYRecent house market trends have been pretty abysmal and seem to be in line with the UK’s dip back into recession.

For many property owners, the prospect of placing their house on the market just does not fill them with optimism. It’s an expensive game with all the associated fees, it can be tiring too, with time-wasters, or people who are viewing just to be nosey. Very often householders will be going into negative equity too with very low house prices.

One positive thing house owners can do, is consider sprucing up the home over a one or two year period in hope of a more buoyant property market further down the line. You’ll also have the benefit of any home improvements in the mean time. One such way is to employ builders to add that extension you’ve always dreamed of, or maybe a new bathroom, and if you’re a bit more practical why not consider doing this yourself? There are plenty of DIY blogs with great advice, or home improvement books, magazines and plenty of online forums where DIYers can ask questions on DIY topics. Read more of this post

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London Shard about to break two records

May 9, 2012 Leave a comment

London Shard about to break two recordsFlats in London’s tallest skyscraper are ready to put two new records on their name. Not only will the Shard, West-Europe largest building which features 310 metres high, have the highest flats in Europe, it will also be responsible for the most differentiated area in terms of house prices.

London’s new pride is expected to be ready around July this year. The skyscraper will include UK’s first five star Shangri-La Hotel, which is known worldwide for its expertise and luxury. On top of that, there are offices, restaurants and an observatory deck where you can enjoy London’s most stunning view. And last but not least, the most luxurious and expensive flats of the UK are located in the London Shard. Read more of this post

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High housing costs force Londoners to live with their ex

May 8, 2012 Leave a comment

High housing costs force Londoners to live with their exHigh housing costs within London have meant that many couple feel obliged to move in with each other, or that former partners must remain in the same home.

A survey by Shelter has found that couples moving in together for financial reasons was around 235,000 whilst a further 128,000 had to stay living with their ex. One example which was given by Shelther was the case of 37-year old ‘Carla’. Although she earns nearly £50,000 she cannot afford to move out and must still live with her ex-boyfriend. Carla believes that the reason she is finding it hard to find another property is due to the fact that the London property market is so competitive and some people secure properties by paying the rent for the next six months in advance. Read more of this post

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New Building Regulations will add thousands of pounds to construction costs

May 7, 2012 Leave a comment

New Building Regulations will add thousands of pounds to construction costsHouse building firm Linden Homes criticizes the new policy plans for 2016 on Building Regulations. The UK government is discussing new policy plans as they would aim for greener houses. According to Linden Homes, these new requirements on house building would increase the costs tremendously. They estimated it would cost up to £30,000 more on each new home.

Linden Homes is one of the biggest residential developers in the UK. They are good for almost half of the houses needed and absolutely disagree with the current policy plans of the government. The government would like to raise the efficiency requirements of new houses. These new Building Regulations would guide developers to build ‘zero carbon’ houses, which will press the energy bills. The only thing is, this policy goes along with increasing building costs. Read more of this post

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