Investors seek share of '£30bn' leasehold reform losses The coalition of investors, retirees and freeholders, is calling on the Government not go ahead with the existing leasehold reforms.

Sorry but low sympathy with rich people making easy money off the hard work of people paying ground rents. Microscopic violin etc. thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulat...

Piccadilly in London full of people marching against the far right

Massive anti fascism demo in London today. Great to spend an afternoon with kind people across a wide spectrum of backgrounds

Embarrassed to be an Ipswich fan with all this, after such positive years. What will fans, players and sponsors make of this? It's all part of Nigel Farage’s carefully crafted “man of the people” image, one people still fall for, and it could well win him votes in the local elections.

Robbing Ant to pay Dec. Build housing!

Great to attend and speak at Community Energy London on behalf of SE1 Solar. We need Elexon P441 to unlock estate rooftop solar energy at scale

All the processes that led to this should be identified and stopped

Ipswich Town should distance itself from Nigel Farage. His campaign backed by opaque, foreign-linked funding and amplified by populist messaging—is deeply divisive. Football clubs should stay neutral; platforming him risks normalising this and influencing local opinion ahead of Suffolk elections

This south London borough officially boasts the best libraries in the capital city – and they are in the running to win a highly-coveted national award A network of much-loved London libraries are officially in the running to be named the UK and Ireland's 'Library of the Year'.

secretldn.com/southwark-li... I'm not surprised. Nice libraries all over Southwark. And they are busy.

Breathe Better: How Leading Cities Have Rapidly Cut Air Pollution Air pollution remains the largest environmental health risk worldwide, with cities often experiencing some of the worst impacts. But they are also uniquely positioned to drive rapid improvements in ai...

40% reduction in harmful pollutants in a whole load of cities breathecities.org/breathe-bett...

Delighted we have planning permission for more fantastic social rent homes in Southwark. Thanks to Southwark council, architects, and our team at LeathermarketCBS www.e-architect.com/london/leath...

Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... If anyone is in any doubt. A Reform government is terrifying. They are pouring millions into their political campaigns. We cannot be complacent.

"The UK has been colonised by immigrants, really, hasn't it? I mean, the population of the UK was 58 million in 2020, now it's 70 million. That's 12 million people." According to one of the richest men in the UK. Incorrect on many levels - an 8 year old could make more informed analysis. Tax idiots

Delighted to see the Telegraph backing mid-rise, walkable, well serviced, transit orientated development, of the European kind. I look forward to support when these kind of developments are proposed in the UK. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

London's West End Squares - Ye Olde Guide Discover how London’s earliest West End squares shaped the shift from medieval streets to Georgian urban planning in this episode of Ye Olde Guide.

yeoldeguide.com/londons-west... London is famous for its squares. This episode covers the very first of these squares in the West End. Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho Square and more.

Disgraceful Starmer hasn't returned with a Panda. He needs to go.

The British Property Fedration think capping ground rents will deter investment. So they are saying we only invest to fleece and exploit? Lower grounds rents and service charges put more money back into the economy.

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders The reforms for England and Wales also include proposals to ban the sale of new leasehold flats.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... a decent policy that the tories didn't do in 14 years and Reform would never do. People moan about this government but they are steadily tackling injustice across the board. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Cities Outlook: Prospering places show how to reconnect growth to living standards everywhere - Centre for Cities Raising living standards across the UK depends on local economic growth, strong city centres and better access to opportunity.

www.centreforcities.org/blog/cities-... analysis showing which cities are achieving improvement to living standards

History of Warrington: town of many industries - Ye Olde Guide History of warrington podcast. Famous town hall gates, transporter bridge, wire industry. Ancient crossing of the Mersey, and site of civil war battles.

yeoldeguide.com/warrington/ not surprised Warrington is doing well economically. We did a podcast there and found a tranformed Time Square and indoor market. Cool place with good transport links.

'Iconic' Ipswich Willis building to become tech firm Halo's HQ - BBC News The move will help the Ipswich Town sponsor's plans to employ up to 800 graduates, says its boss.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... great news in Ipswich

View from Bazalgette Embankment towards Blackfriars Bridge

View from Bazalgette Embankment towards St Pauls

View from Bazalgette Embankment towards City

View from Bazalgette Embankment towards Sea Containers House and Oxo Tower

New Bazalgette Embankment with great views in all directions. Built ok the site of the Thames Tideway sewer construction site.

What a great spot to build some homes!

Another Brexit dividend. Alongside the loss of 8% of GDP (roughly the output of Scotland). Thanks to Farage, Johnson, Putin etc.

Guardian report on today’s eye-opening select committee hearing…

Darren Jones’s local pub threatens to charge him double Owner of MP’s regular haunt intends to personally pass on the cost of Labour’s tax rises

Would the Telegraph and this pub support a reform of taxes to remove business rates entirely? No. They would undermine every effort. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consum...

Brexit may have cost 8% of GDP - pretty much the output of Scotland. The lies of Farage, Russian interference and collective complaceny has made us far weaker than we should be

This is peak-UK and why we can't get anything done. No suggestion here of how we might make tax fairer and more efficient just moaning. We should replace council tax, business rates and stamp duty altogether and yes it will be a big multiyear job www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

NHS workers

The UK runs on immigration. Our NHS, care sector, food and transport depend on it. Brexit failed. Racism is creeping back into the mainstream. We should name it, challenge it, and defend our neighbours, friends and family - every time.

High density by the standards of outer London. 15 floor blocks of flats.

The rebuilt Colindale station is cool but so is the massive development of the area. High density for outer London and 10000 new homes.

Luxury Apartments Are Bringing Rent Down in Some Big Cities

“New building openings are bringing rents down as wealthy tenants trade up, forcing landlords to drop prices for older apartments.” @bloomberg.com