Weekly Best In UK Real Estate

James Martin

14 August 2014

UK Real Estate News

Over and above architecture: Bridges that are going places

From www.independent.co.uk - Today, 2:52 PM

Four new bridges are planned to span the Thames in London alone. A timely new exhibition at the Museum of London in Docklands, called Bridge, uses photos, paintings and video to look back at the history of bridging the river through the capital – and at future plans for links from Pimlico to Nine Elms, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge from Chelsea Harbour to Battersea Park, the new East London Bridge from Beckton to Thamesmead, and Thomas Heatherwick’s flashy Garden Bridge from Temple across to the South Bank.

Luxury Real Estate Buyers Vie For Top British Sporting Estates

From www.forbes.com - Today, 2:35 PM

With minuscule stock numbers and a robust demand from global high net worth buyers, the value of British sporting estates keeps rising over time.

UK Real Estate: Rotherhithe | ReginaJeffers's Blog

From reginajeffers.wordpress.com - August 5, 3:41 PM

In my current Work in Progress (WIP) Rotherhithe plays a prominent role in the story's setting. Rotherhithe is a residential district in southeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

Average house prices in London jump 19% in a year

From www.theguardian.com - Today, 2:42 PM

Typical cost of a property in Kensington and Chelsea – 'the richest borough in Europe' – set to pass £2m mark within weeks

Northern cities unveil transport bid

From www.bbc.com - August 6, 12:22 PM

Representatives from five cities in the North of England call for a £15bn 15-year plan to be adopted to improve transport.

Lights go out on Tower Bridge as Britain remembers

From www.itv.com - August 5, 12:45 PM

The lights on some of Britain's most famous landmarks have been switched off for an hour tonight to remember the 17 million who gave their lives in the First World War.