{"id":8999,"date":"2016-11-11T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=8999"},"modified":"2018-10-05T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:51:01","slug":"this-weeks-hottest-property-news-11-11-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-11-11-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Hottest Property News &#8211; 11.11.2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<h1>Renting in London: rent rises show signs of cooling off &#8211; but the capital remain&#8217;s the UK&#8217;s most expensive city. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/renting-in-london-rent-rises-show-signs-of-cooling-off-but-the-capital-remains-the-uks-most-a106201.html#gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homes and Property<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9000\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9000\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9000 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-455x450.png\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/renting-in-london-rent-rises-show-signs-of-cooling-off-but-the-capital-remains-the-uks-most-a106201.html\" width=\"455\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-455x450.png 455w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-208x206.png 208w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-100x99.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-150x148.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-200x198.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-450x445.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-600x593.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/London-Rent-Map.png 713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/renting-in-london-rent-rises-show-signs-of-cooling-off-but-the-capital-remains-the-uks-most-a106201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Surprise, surprise <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a> has come out on top again for the most expensive place in the UK for renters but which area is the most affordable in London?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >Rental<\/a> <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Rates (tax)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/rates-tax\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/rates_tax;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03hnzm;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Rates_(tax);http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Rates_(tax)\" >rates<\/a> in London\u00a0are finally showing signs of cooling down, with room rates up by just two per cent in the past year, compared to the seven per cent hike recorded between 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n<p>However, the capital is still the most expensive city to rent a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> in the UK, now costing an average of \u00a3741 a month, according to the latest London Rental Index from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spareroom.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SpareRoom.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNervousness surrounding Brexit has no doubt played a part, but the two per cent growth in rents reflects an issue even closer to <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> &#8211; Londoners simply can\u2019t afford to keep paying more,&#8221; says Spareroom&#8217;s Matt Hutchinson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homesandproperty.co.uk\/property-news\/renting\/renting-in-london-rent-rises-show-signs-of-cooling-off-but-the-capital-remains-the-uks-most-a106201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Could a wood-burning stove save you money on your energy bills &#8211; and help make your home cosy this winter? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3832106\/Could-wood-burning-stove-save-money-energy-bills.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9002\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9002\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3832106\/Could-wood-burning-stove-save-money-energy-bills.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wood-Burning-Stove-Piece.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3832106\/Could-wood-burning-stove-save-money-energy-bills.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>With the cold weather beginning to creep in on us and the rise in fuel going up, is it truly worth it to have a wood-burning stove installed in your sitting room instead? The Daily Mail online investigates further and reveals the pros and cons to help make your decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the weather turning and the days growing shorter, attention is shifting to the darker months ahead and keeping our homes warm.<\/p>\n<p>One way of making a home more cosy this winter &#8211; and potentially saving money along the way &#8211; is installing a wood-burning stove.<\/p>\n<p>While the initial outlay can be expensive, they can reduce your fuel bills, while at the same time being a fashionable addition to your home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3832106\/Could-wood-burning-stove-save-money-energy-bills.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>George Clark&#8217;s Amazing Spaces: A public toilet gets a LUXURIOUS makeover with a view &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/731086\/channel-4-George-Clarkes-Amazing-Spaces-Charlestown-Cornwall-public-loo-holiday-home?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Express<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9003\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9003\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9003 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover.jpg\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/731086\/channel-4-George-Clarkes-Amazing-Spaces-Charlestown-Cornwall-public-loo-holiday-home?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" width=\"590\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-260x154.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/George-Clarks-Public-Loo-Makeover-450x267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/731086\/channel-4-George-Clarkes-Amazing-Spaces-Charlestown-Cornwall-public-loo-holiday-home?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>A firm favourite of ours at TheHouseShop.com George Clark, is back with his Channel 4 program &#8216;Amazing Spaces&#8217; with this amazing transformation for a public toilet being his prize piece.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GEORGE CLARKE travels to Cornwall in this week\u2019s Channel 4 show Amazing Spaces to see one couple, who have decided to convert a public loo into a luxurious holiday home with a view.<\/p>\n<p>Joey and Charlotte bought a public loo at an auction for \u00a3115,000 in the Cornish village of Charlestown.<\/p>\n<p>George explained that this public toilet was once a fisherman\u2019s store more than 200 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/property\/731086\/channel-4-George-Clarkes-Amazing-Spaces-Charlestown-Cornwall-public-loo-holiday-home?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-property-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Property+Feed%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Unsold New London Luxury Home Glut to Reach Record on Oversupply &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-11-08\/unsold-new-london-luxury-home-glut-to-reach-record-on-oversupply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9005\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9005\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-600x318.png\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-11-08\/unsold-new-london-luxury-home-glut-to-reach-record-on-oversupply\" width=\"677\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-600x318.png 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-260x138.png 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-100x53.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-200x106.png 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-450x238.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut-900x476.png 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Central-London-Luxury-Home-Glut.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-11-08\/unsold-new-london-luxury-home-glut-to-reach-record-on-oversupply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>New research finds a record level of unsold luxury homes in London, developers are overstretching themselves where for the first time, they are building luxury homes faster than they can sell them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of unsold central-London homes under construction will reach a record high this year, increasing the risk that developers\u2019 bets on rising demand for luxury properties will go sour.<\/p>\n<p>Homes being built\u00a0without a buyer secured will reach 10,829, a 24 percent rise from the end of last year, according to a report by Molior London seen by Bloomberg News. That\u2019s the highest figure since the researcher started collating the data in 2009. The number of completed unsold homes will jump to 779 from 285, the data shows. A spokesman for Molior declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver time, the number of units started should be equal to the number of units sold,\u201d according to the report. \u201cInner London home starts have been, and still are, too high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2016-11-08\/unsold-new-london-luxury-home-glut-to-reach-record-on-oversupply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Can you renovate your home without hurting your relationship? How to embark on a low-stress refurb project &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3905724\/Can-renovate-home-without-constructing-relationship-embark-low-stress-refurb-project.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail Online<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9007\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9007\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3905724\/Can-renovate-home-without-constructing-relationship-embark-low-stress-refurb-project.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" width=\"702\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-260x153.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-200x117.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship-450x264.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3905724\/Can-renovate-home-without-constructing-relationship-embark-low-stress-refurb-project.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ever wanted to renovate your home but worried about the risk it could pose to your relationship? Now you have nothing to fear with this revealing article by Esther Walker, \u00a0which will help you navigate the interior design minefield.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plenty of things test the strength of a relationship: Christmas, dinner parties, breaking down on the motorway, emptying the dishwasher.<\/p>\n<p>But nothing causes rows like embarking on a property renovation project. I should know.<\/p>\n<p>When my husband and I were doing up our <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> six years ago, neither of us had a clue what we were up to and we had bust-ups over every single thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/property\/article-3905724\/Can-renovate-home-without-constructing-relationship-embark-low-stress-refurb-project.html?ITO=1490&amp;ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Derwent London racks up the rents in record year &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/business\/derwent-london-racks-up-the-rents-in-record-year-a3392216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evening Standard<\/a><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9009\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9009\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9009 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image source: http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/business\/derwent-london-racks-up-the-rents-in-record-year-a3392216.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sarah-Wood-Derwent-London.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/business\/derwent-london-racks-up-the-rents-in-record-year-a3392216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Landlord Derwent London celebrates record year for commercial lettings despite uncertainty caused by Brexit. The company has generated a whopping \u00a328.3 million in rents and letting out half a million square foot of space.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Landlord Derwent London has had its best year for commercial lettings despite the Brexit vote, buoyed by deals with firms such as Sarah Wood\u2019s Unruly Media.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive John Burns said the company had let nearly half a million square foot of space \u2014 generating \u00a328.3 million in rents \u2014 in a letting spree which has already surpassed the whole of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly half of the deals have been done since the referendum. Unruly has been joined by the Government Digital Service in signing up at Derwent\u2019s White Chapel building, along with boat insurer, the Shipowners\u2019 Club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/business\/derwent-london-racks-up-the-rents-in-record-year-a3392216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>A gilded fantasy land? How Trump might furnish The White House.<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_9011\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9011\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-600x360.jpg\" alt=\"Image source: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/nov\/10\/a-gilded-fantasyland-how-trump-might-furnish-the-white-house\" width=\"728\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-260x156.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/How-Trump-Might-Furnish-The-White-House.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/nov\/10\/a-gilded-fantasyland-how-trump-might-furnish-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>He has achieved the impossible despite staggering oppostion throughout his campaign and the world has reeled in the wake of the news. Now the important work is to begin, but the question on our lips here at TheHouseShop.com is: &#8220;How will Melania re-decorate the White House and will it be hilarious?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Washington DC beware \u2013 the extravagant Trumps will be the next first family to put their identity on the president\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon built an underground bowling alley, Ford added an outdoor swimming pool, while Obama installed basketball hoops on Bush\u2019s tennis court. But the White House preservation committee must be trembling with trepidation at what <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Real estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/real-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/real_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.023907r;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Real_estate\" >real-estate<\/a> tycoon and voracious builder Donald Trump plans to unleash on his new Washington DC home.<\/p>\n<p>Since Thomas Jefferson replaced the outdoor privy with modern flushing loos, and commissioned Benjamin Latrobe to smarten up the humble house with rows of classical colonnades, it has been the done thing for the incoming first family to make their mark on the president\u2019s official residence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/nov\/10\/a-gilded-fantasyland-how-trump-might-furnish-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Properties for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Brent<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bromley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bromley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/camden\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Camden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/chelsea\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/croydon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Croydon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/ealing\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Ealing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/enfield\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Enfield<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/fulham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Fulham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/greenwich\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Greenwich<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hackney\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hackney<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hammersmith\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hammersmith<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/haringey\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Haringey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/harrow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Harrow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/havering\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Havering<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hillingdon\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hillingdon<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/hounslow\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Hounslow<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/islington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Islington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kensington\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kensington<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/kingston\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Kingston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lambeth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lambeth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/lewisham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Lewisham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/london\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/merton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Merton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/newham\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Newham<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/redbridge\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Redbridge<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/richmond\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/southwark\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Southwark<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/sutton\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Sutton<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/tower-hamlets\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Tower Hamlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/waltham-forest\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Waltham Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/wandsworth\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Wandsworth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/westminster\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Westminster<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renting in London: rent rises show signs of cooling off &#8211; but the capital remain&#8217;s the UK&#8217;s most expensive city. Homes and Property &nbsp; Surprise, surprise London has come out on top again for the most expensive place in the<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/this-weeks-hottest-property-news-11-11-2016\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":9007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Renovating-Your-Home-Saving-Your-Relationship.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/this_weeks_hottest_property_news_-_11-11-2016","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8999"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8999"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18280,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8999\/revisions\/18280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8999"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=8999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}