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We’d like to wish all of our clients and partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. For some festive fun, view our Christmas video below:

UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) have announced that the following changes will come in to effect as of 24th November 2016. Here’s what you need to know: Tier 2 General – Migrant Workers: • The Tier 2 (General) salary threshold for experienced workers will be increased to £25,000, with some exemptions • The Tier 2…

The Night Tube launches on the Northern line via Embankment this week, on Friday 18th November, and will be running all night on Fridays and Saturdays. There will be a train about every eight minutes between Morden and Camden Town and about every 15 minutes from Camden Town to High Barnet / Edgware. Night Tube…

After the decision to leave Europe in June, employers and individuals alike are still in a period of uncertainty surrounding the effects the decision will have on both their business and their global mobility schemes. While the results and outcomes of the vote are still not precise, and there are further changes anticipated over the…

Grammar school expansion plans: homes near England’s top 30 state schools command premiums of up to £630k Parents face an average of £53k extra to live near England’s top 30 state schools – and grammar schools dominate the top 10, says new report. The Prime Minister Teresa May has announced plans to allow grammar schools to expand…

I am often asked by my clients to give them some names of places to explore and being someone who adores the UK and spends every summer holidays in Wales and Cornwall, and I can spend hours selling each corner of our island.  It just so happened that the Telegraph did a survey and I…

The decision to leave the European Union means the near term prospects for the UK housing market now look very uncertain. The immediate impact is likely to be a fall in housing turnover and a rapid deceleration in house price growth as buyers adopt a wait and see the short term impact on financial markets…

Living in Dalston: The thriving and trendy north-east London community is home to a diverse mix of city types, creatives and ethnic communities, plus a new wave of regeneration is spawning community gardens and late-night bars…  1 bed Flat £440,000 or £1,557 a month 2  Flat £567,000 or £1,949 a month 3  House £1.06 m or £2,589 a month 4  House £1.21 m…

The new year, also known as the Spring Festival, is marked by the lunisolar Chinese calendar, so the date changes from year to year. The festivities usually start the day before the New Year and continue until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year. This year it’s the Year of the Monkey,…

Londoners are now spending nearly two-thirds of average income on rent as sky-high prices put even more homes out of reach. Official figures released today show private- sector rent has rocketed up from 49% of average pre-tax income to 62% since 2010. Six years ago, tenants spent more than half their income on putting a…