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…
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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,…
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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…
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We arrived back to work, to find our boss had set us all a New Year Quiz, not any old quiz but more of a test; a test to see how well the ‘Relocation Experts’ knew their stuff. I can tell you that we did not all score 100% and there was positive murmurings and…
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City level house price growth accelerates to 15 month high on unseasonably strong market activity. City level house price inflation running at 11.4% – up from 8.9% a year earlier. House price growth exacerbated by supply side constraints. Rising demand from home owners as important as that from investors. House price growth across UK cities…
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