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Redeveloping St. George’s Hospital in Hornchurch

The St. George’s Hospital site in Hornchurch, Havering has been earmarked for redevelopment since its closure in 2012. The 29 acres of land is currently vacant, with the old buildings left to deteriorate. There have been a number of planning applications to develop the site, including a failed attempt in 2015. The stumbling block was that the land is designated as Green Belt. Continue reading →

A north west suburb with high demand for homes

Harrow is a beautiful suburb in north west London and offers a multitude of attractions for families and first time buyers alike. The area got its name from the prestigious boys’ school and enjoyed a big increase in the number of homes in the area in the 19th century when it expanded. There are a number of large Victorian and Georgian houses from this period in the area. The larger ones are very attractive and highly sought. Continue reading →

Find a beautiful home in a lovely Victorian suburb

Hornsey is a Victorian suburb in the London Borough of Haringey. The area is well located in the north of the capital, offering great connections to the centre of the city. The location has an interesting reputation because of its more glamorous neighbours Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Green Wood. The residents that call it home have a much better view. Continue reading →

Transforming offices into homes in Hammersmith and Fulham

For the last few years a lot of work has gone in to finding ways to boost the number of homes in London. This has included things like freeing up land owned by TfL and the office of the Mayor of London so that new building projects can take place. Alongside these there has been a relaxation of the rules dictating the transformation of office space to residential. Continue reading →

Demand For Hackney Homes Continues To Grow

For all the changes that affect London, whether past or present, one thing has and shall forever ring true – people want to live and work in the city. This has perhaps never been clearer than here in 2016, as we’ve all seen a time of great change that has done next to nothing to dent the love of the capital and the demand for living space. The current situation in Hackney is the perfect example of this – and displays how we can ensure property owners in the area gain exceptional returns from the situation. Continue reading →

A Royal connection

Located in the South-East, Greenwich is one of the four Royal Boroughs in London. In addition to its modern features, the Borough has rich links to the past with bits of history located throughout the area. With all of the fascinating possibilities available, there is something for everyone. Continue reading →

A major step in the development of Enfield

Enfield is proving to be a very popular area in London because of the great value for money it offers. There is big demand for homes, both in terms of sales and rentals. This creates an issue due to low supplies, causing prices to rise. The situation could ease a great deal in the coming years though, particularly with the announcement earlier in June that up to 10,000 new homes could be built in the Borough.

The Meridian Water site is very large, covering an impressive 85 hectares. It is strategically placed to offer fantastic accessibility to the City, Canary Wharf, and London airports. The project to develop the site will cost an expected £3.5 billion in total. It will include thousands of new homes, a brand new station and a wide array of facilities for the new neighbourhoods that are created.

Construction on the site is expected to begin in 2017 with phase one. The plan is for the first homes to be ready the following year, along with the completion of the new station and improvements to the infrastructure in the area. Work across the site may continue for up to twenty years after that to complete the project.

Meridian Water is a huge development and will completely transform Enfield in the future. There will be new homes, communities and facilities in the area when everything is completed. Alongside this the construction will stimulate the building industry and further jobs will be created in the future throughout the area.

At Finefair we keep a close eye on developments all across London so we can offer advice and guidance to our clients. The knowledge also helps us to refine our services, ensuring we are capable to meet a wide variety of needs. Whether it is property management or council leasing we have extensive experience and can offer the best support. There could be many opportunities for the latter when the new homes are built and we have an established relationship with Enfield Council already.

Choosing services to protect your investment portfolio

Usually it would be the case that we’d all have a joint groan and a laugh at the fact about how we must be in summer if we’re getting rain in June. Normally this would be a lighthearted look at how it is part of life in London, but sadly the situation this year has been far more serious. The last full week of June 2016 saw the capital get hit with some terrible torrential rainstorms. This has seen many properties in the city be subject to damage from flooding and lightning strikes.

London will, as ever, recover from this damage. Whether the harm inflicted on the city is manmade or from natural causes we always bounce back, better and stronger than we were before and because of what we’ve been through. The property and block management services we comprehensively deliver across all of the London Boroughs plays a big part in making sure this happens.

Whilst pretty much all of London was affected by the storms of June, the Borough of Ealing was hit fairly hard. Commercial and residential properties experienced flooding, the A40 in Perivale had to be closed for safety and, as mentioned earlier, there were a number of incidents of lightning strikes affecting homes. The one positive aspect that we, and we trust everyone else, can take from this is that there were no reported fatalities and very few injuries suffered.

We wish we could say that either our services or one we know of could somehow stop damage being caused in this way. The truth, sadly, is that there’s no way of preventing nature taking its course. What we can do is assure you that our management services work to maintain and repair your building quickly and correctly in the event of damage.

Our professional teams have spent over a decade building up a reputation of being the best. We know that the perfect way to maintain the value of your property investment, whether in Ealing or any of the other London Boroughs, is to make sure the premises are looked after correctly. That’s exactly what we make sure you have in place. Our block management services can even save you money in the process.