Edward Foley

Prime property for over 30 years in London. Independent Councillor for Merton Park Ward, London Borough of Merton. Rugby Coach, LSRFUR, and Dad.

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

The saddest post I have ever had to write, but on Monday I lost my wonderful wife Miranda to cancer. I’ve been too upset to post and the kids are devastated naturally. I’m thankful for all the kind words of support from my friends in property and my #rugbyfamily

[The Negotiator @TheNeg]

Buy-to-let investors suffer 32% jump in losses. Landlords have seen the value of their property investments fall, according to David Floyd, of Bowmore Wealth Group #propertynews #RentersRightsAct #rentalmarket #buytolet #lettings https://t.co/XFC8rQnFGx

[Henry Pryor @HenryPryor]

@BBCSimonJack Just a reminder that according to @ONS average UK monthly private rents rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to September 2026 and by roughly 29% overall across the decade to 2025.

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

BREAKING

The OBR says the tax raid on landlords - increasing property income tax rates by another 2% - will:

1) Make it less likely that people become landlords, ‘reducing long term rental supply’ and leading to a ‘steady long-term rise in rents’

2) See landlords simply pass on costs to tenants, increasing rents

[Bella Wallersteiner 🇺🇦 @BellaWallerstei]

Looks like savers & landlords are big losers in this Budget. Property income tax to rise to 24pc for basic rate taxpayers, 44pc for higher rate and 49pc for additional rate. Further punishment on those who work hard and do the right thing….

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Today’s Budget matters for London property. The tax burden on landlords, the planned surcharge on homes worth £2m+, and the cost of moving will all influence decisions. In Wimbledon and across SW19/SW20, buyers and sellers need certainty, confidence and a market that rewards people for moving. #LondonProperty #Budget2026

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Mr Ansari bought 3a Palace Green in Kensington for £16.75m in 2014, before purchasing another five-bedroom flat in the same building for £19m two years later. Now, Knight Frank and Sotheby’s are marketing the second property for just under £12m — a significant reduction on what he originally paid. https://t.co/PqVynPTYJl

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Had this conversation last week with my sister. Discovered that a couple of great uncles had fought in Burma and never discussed it. Plus another, who was a character had been captured in the rearguard at Dunkirk. He was treated badly as a POW and later transferred in 1943 to Stalag Luft III, made famous by The Great Escape. He was too ill to escape and that probably saved him as so many were caught and executed. Never knew and he never told us and died in 1993.

[Pridianum | WW2 map @MaptheWar]

🇬🇧 50th Infantry Division, No. 47 Royal Marine Commando
🎯 Capture Port-En-Bessin
📅 06-Jun-44 -> 09-Jun-44

Imagine setting off an explosive charge to blow through enemy barbed wire, only for the blast to throw you ninety feet backward down a sheer cliff.

That is exactly what happened to Lieutenant Isaac Goldstein outside Port-en-Bessin on June 7, 1944. Tasked with cracking open strongpoint Wn 57, the British Royal Marine Commando officer sent his men to cover and detonated the Bangalore torpedoes himself. The massive explosion cleared the wire, but the shockwave launched Goldstein airborne, tumbling thirty meters down the steep bluff.

Battered and dazed, Goldstein refused to stay down. He scrambled straight back up the slope into the breach, leading Troop A into a vicious maze of trenches. German gunboats in the harbor suddenly opened up with automatic flak cannons, pinning down the assault while German stick grenades exploded across the works, leaving Goldstein heavily concussed.

Ordered to break contact and withdraw toward the village, Goldstein crawled through the dirt until he realized one of his men was stranded and immobilized under fire. He quickly rounded up five commandos, fought his way back into the crossfire, and pulled his wounded comrade to safety.

Goldstein passed out from exhaustion and multiple injuries soon after, but his tenacity opened the path to capturing the harbor and earned him the Military Cross.

[Royal Marines @RoyalMarines]

362 years and still hoofing 🎂

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Two in three landlords say they will sell properties as buy-to-let is hammered by tax and regulations. #property #wimbledon #putney
https://t.co/Hk6vZUlBuC

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Ultra-wealthy buyers luke warm about London #property #realty #wimbledon https://t.co/vwHBZ9ilsw

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Tough times for agents selling new homes - data https://t.co/0zMHNJSxjm

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

@London_W4 Haha! I thought it was a joke when I read that. At least Paddington Bear will be pleased!

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

@FlavellG 👌🏼

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

British Land is not pushing ahead with the second phase of its Canada Water development on the south side of the River Thames https://t.co/piYYjieru2

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

Reeves’s stamp duty raid backfires as Treasury loses £500m in receipts https://t.co/zdKYeyIcxw #property #realty #London

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

A friend is selling this property and I said I'd share it for him. Any of my property network interested?

Check out this 3 bedroom barn conversion for sale on Rightmove https://t.co/gabwfBPYCX

[🐝 Bee @BloodyPolitics]

What kind of person speeds past cars that have slowed down due to a dog on the road (A70 between Coylton and Ayr just after 7am) smashes into the poor dog so hard part of their blue BMW bumper falls off, and doesn't stop? Someone knows who they are.🤬

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

@brightonsnapper Wow! I learnt to sail on Ardingly Reservoir back in the 1980’s and this is quite shocking and sad to see Eddie.

[Edward Foley @EdwardFoley]

@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @BygoneBritain Love this Vinnie. Just what I needed on my timeline this morning.