Tag: London

Cube House: Modern Luxury in London

This outstanding luxury property is situated close to Shepherd’s Bush, a residential area in London, rich with stores. Bright, modern and original, best describe this residence, which thanks to architect Matt White and wife Sophie, succeeds in being transformed from a classical Victorian house to a modern residence that is worth three times its construction value.  After having purchased the property at a reasonable price and receiving planning permission, the spouses created a unique home, adapt for their three children…

London West Ham: From a Renowned Football Stadium to a Luxury Complex

An important real estate transformation is to take place in London, where the West Ham stadium stands. The stadium has been sold, to make way for the construction of 700 new luxury apartments of various measurements. This is a unique opportunity to purchase a property in London in one of the most sought after areas. Although exact figures have yet to be confirmed, it seems that  West Ham cashed an impressive 85 million euro from selling the structure. Galliard Homes…

Luxury Residential Complex to Replace the ex-News International Site in London

The Berkeley real estate group in London has recently received preliminary approval for the development of 1,800 residences in the area in which the News International publishing site was once situated. The project, known as “London Dock”, is set to take shape in the formerly known “Fortress Wapping” where Rupert Murdoch’s editorial group was based for over 25 years, the headquarters for noted newspapers such as “Times”, “Sunday Times”, “The Sun” and “News of the World”. One of Britain’s most…

A Sneak Peek into a Deluxe Property in London

Seven Years ago the four brothers of the Hinduja Group purchased a luxury property in London designed by English architect John Nash. The property was bought at a sum of $95 million (around €70 million). At the time, they lived in a 25,000 square meter building next to the millionaire house, but decided that they couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to go up a size. Once they purchased the home they began renovation work in the interior of the…

England Taxes Foreign Investors

The English real estate market has always been a hot topic of conversation for investors and the reasoning behind this is simple. Firstly, London is the undisputed queen of the most expensive cities for real estate investments.  In addition to this, the policies put into action by the government to impede the ever increasing prices of English properties renders the matter all the more intriguing. The last measure introduced was the scheme “Help to Buy” in order to assist first…

The Most Attractive Cities for Real Estate Investments

A recent study in the sector has identified the current European outlook for the most competitive cities with regards to real estate prices by analyzing a mid to long-term perspective. The results which have emerged from this survey have been very clear: excluding London which unsurprisingly achieved the record as the most attractive European city, the real surprises have been Berlin, Vienna and Amsterdam. These cities represent the big cities that should be watched out for when purchasing a second…

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