| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.07.2026 | Industry hits out at rumours as No 10 denies plan to abolish stamp duty and council tax | Andy Burnham is “not considering” scrapping stamp duty and council tax, Downing Street has said, as the government moves to pour cold water on rumours of major tax changes that had spooked property sector leaders.
Business chiefs condemned ... |
| 09.01.2026 | London arts sector must learn to speak corporate to save itself | To protect the vital arts sector, London’s creatives must learn the corporate walk and talk, writes Austin Casey
A lack of arts funding and the knock-on effects of this on the economy, society and wellbeing have been hot topics of conversat... |
| 28.12.2025 | Are Britain’s independent pubs doomed? | 2025 has been a year of diverging fortunes for pubs.
Listed pub chains – particularly those with a strong presence in London – are reporting record sales, buoyed by higher consumer spending and increased footfall as workers return to their ... |
| 21.11.2025 | London’s largest sub-region: Why thinking locally could propel growth | Comprising nine London boroughs, Local London contributes £60bn to the economy annually, yet remains overlooked, writes Local London chair Cllr Anthony Okereke
London’s economy has been stagnating for over a decade. Meanwhile, we’ve seen th... |
| 15.09.2025 | Government warned that London housebuilding is on the edge of collapse | Housing delivery in the capital is in a major crisis and urgent measures must be taken to prevent collapse, according to a new report.
Lack of buyer support, as well as excessive bureaucracy and significant planning delays, are “strangling”... |
| 18.08.2025 | Rental crisis in London worsens: ‘Payments border on the obscene’ | Rents in London are taking up a larger portion of tenants’ earnings again after three years of improvements.
Private renters on a median household income in the capital paid 41.6 per cent of their earnings on rent last year, up from 38 per ... |
| 06.08.2025 | Construction sector contracts at the fastest pace since 2020 | Activity in the UK’s construction industry is contracting at the fastest rate since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 as high costs and tax hikes bite.
The sector is vital for the Labour government’s plans for a house building boom and impro... |
| 30.07.2025 | Just 904 new homes registered in London in past 3 months | The number of new home registrations in London has more than halved as firms shy away from building in the capital.
Just 904 new homes were registered in the second quarter of 2025, down from 2,191 in the second quarter of 2024, according t... |
| 11.07.2025 | The best 25th birthday present for the GLA would be more devolution | 25 years since the GLA’s creation, London has made major strides in devolved policy areas, particularly in transport, but now urgently needs more fiscal powers and a formalised partnership between boroughs and central government, says Anton... |
| 10.07.2025 | Just 871 affordable homes built in London since 2021 | The number of affordable homes underway in the capital has fallen far short of expectations as tight regulations and cost pressures make sites unviable.
The Greater London Authority has so far completed 871 homes under the 2021-2026 Afforda... |
| 24.06.2025 | The Housing Crisis: A Tale of Two Cities | London and Singapore are two cities, vibrant and bustling, yet they share a common struggle: the housing crisis. Both cities are caught in a web of rising costs, regulatory hurdles, and the relentless pursuit of space. The stories of these ... |
| 24.06.2025 | London won’t come close to 88,000 homes a year by 2029 | London’s housing crisis exists on a spectrum, from the weary resignation of young professionals, first-time buyers and university students – to an acute, impossible state of affairs for those stuck in mouldy homes or unable to pay rent.
Few... |
| 22.05.2025 | How London Bridge is fighting back against the ‘grotification’ of London | With public finances increasingly unsafe, the private sector has a vital role to play in making streets cleaner, lighter and safer – and London Bridge’s business improvement district is showing how it’s done, says Rob Anderson
Has London go... |
| 15.05.2025 | Sadiq Khan’s green belt U-turn is an admission of failure on housing | Sadiq Khan is spinning his plan to build on London’s green belt as a “radical change of approach”, but it’s nothing of the sort. It will have a very limited impact on housing starts during this mayoral term and may only add to the political... |
| 17.04.2025 | The London taxi trade is dying, and it only has itself to blame | A new report has predicted the demise of the iconic London taxi but it is the cab trade itself – not Uber – that is to blame, writes James Ford
London’s black cab industry is dying. That is the stark warning from a recent report by the Cent... |
| 12.04.2025 | The future of London’s art scene depends on locals, not just tourists | To secure the future of London’s arts scene we need locals, not just tourists, at our exhibitions. Businesses can help make this happen, writes Austin Casey
The government’s announcement of the £270m Arts Everywhere Fund is a crucial boost ... |
| 03.04.2025 | In Ontario, arts education is obligatory – so why is it a luxury in London? | The UK economy depends on the creative industries, yet continuously sidelines arts in education. It’s time to follow Canada, says the Barbican’s Devyani Saltzman
In Canada, where I come from, arts education is mandated in every province and... |
| 09.05.2024 | Devolution: Should London have power to raise its own taxes? | Calls for the government to expand English devolution and share some tax revenue with devolved administrations – including in London – have been backed by organisations in the capital.
A report by the Institute for Government (IfG) has urge... |
| 22.11.2021 | More than 2 in 5 Brits missed a delivery to home or work within the last year | London, 22 November 2021 Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, has today announced the findings of a survey* into shopping behaviour and ... |
| 20.03.2021 | Sadiq Khan launches £6m campaign to get people back to central London | Sadiq Khan has begun a £6m campaign to get workers and tourists back into central London, after a new report found the capital’s economy could be £36bn smaller in 2031 than pre-Covid projections. |
| 25.09.2020 | London is a great city – and much of it could be on your doorstep | We live in cities because we want to be in the heart of the action. We are often willing to overlook the daily downfalls — expensive rent and overpriced pints to name a few — simply because there is no better place in the world to work, soc... |
| 11.09.2020 | London transport freedom passes for all – but at what cost? | Earlier this week it was reported that senior London business figures were pressing the mayor and Transport for London (TfL) to offer free travel on public transport to encourage the public, in their guise as potential consumers, to venture... |
| 07.08.2020 | Wanted: A plan to save London | The motto of the City of London is “Domine dirige nos”: Lord, direct us. |
| 05.02.2019 | Stop the inter-city infighting – London can lead a network of UK urban centres | |
| 15.03.2016 | Five radical ideas for the new London mayor’s to do list, including car-sharing, devolution and the green belt | |
| 17.01.2016 | Why south London desperately needs the Overground instead of Southeastern, Southern and South West trains | |
| 19.10.2015 | Digital Skills at Grassroots – Working Together to Develop the Talent Pipeline | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
London is a hotbed for tech talent, Europe’s fastest growing tech hub and a city with some of the best universities in the world. At the same time, the demand for skilled tech... |
| 14.05.2015 | WeAreDotDotDot Launches to Link Digital Learning Platforms With Young People Across East London | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
WeAreDotDotDot launches: connecting young people to digital learning and employment opportunities in Tech City
WeAreDotDotDot is a free online platform which brings together ... |
| 25.03.2015 | This is for Everyone: Connecting Young People and the Tech City Cluster | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Today marks the launch of a report by Centre for London, which aims to establish best practice to allow young people in East London to connect with Tech City digital businesse... |
| 25.11.2014 | East London Kids To Be Offered Training Loans To Learn Coding | A new digital skills training fund will be piloted in the U.K. in January which will offer loans to non-graduate young people from East London with the dual aim of tackling the ongoing U.K. tech skills shortage while also addressing a socio... |
