62: Investor's Diary of Infra-structure events in SE England
03-12-2006
PropertyInvesting.net is pleased to bring you a consolidated listing of the key predictable dates that will likely affect property prices in London and SE England in the next 8 years. This is not rocket science - as we know, major infra-structure developments can add some 10 - 40% to property prices - and we know more or less when they will be completed. Areas which are affected by more than one development will perform particularly strongly - examples include:
- North Woolwich
- Hackney
- Stratford / Plaistow
- Canning Town
- Limehouse
- Hoxton
- Gravesend / Northfleet
- Woolwich
- Brockley / New Cross Gate / Peckham Queens Rd
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| Key Dates for London and SE England Investors | |
| DHL completed to City Airport | June 2005 |
| M25 from M4 to M3 widened | Dec 2005 |
| City Bonuses | Jan - Mar 2006 |
| A-Day (pensions etc) | April 2006 |
| Earliest UK interest rate drop? | May 2006 |
| Wembly finished | June 2006 |
| City Bonuses | Jan - Mar 2006 |
| Ebbsfleet station finished | April 2007 |
| Heathrow Terminal 5 open | April 2007 |
| Introduction of HIPs | July 2007 |
| Stratford Int. and Kings Cross Int. open | Dec 2008 |
| DHL extension to Woolwich finished | Jun 2009 |
| Ebbsfleet high speed trains start | June 2009 |
| Ashford/Folkestone high speed trains start | June 2009 |
| East London Line extension finished | June 2010 |
| London Olympics | June 2012 |
| Weymouth Sailing Olympics | June 2012 |
| Thames Gateway Bridge finished | June 2013 |
| Other trends | |
| Lack of fast-track building | |
| Global centre for finance (Middle East, Asia) | |
| Increase in population by 800,000 by 2015 | |
| Flood of Chinese and India capital to West End and City | |
| Media, technology, finance expansion | |
| Baby-boomers retiring and wanting pied-de-terre in London | |