Construction
Chinese developers have spent $30bn on overseas projects in the last five years
China's economy may be going through a rough patch but that hasn't stopped its property developers spending record amounts on overseas projects.
Skills shortage sharpens for SME builders as new private housing projects jump 20%
Salaries for small building firms are soaring as a result of the growing skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), as the number of new private housing projects increased by…
High-end resi construction sector gears up for inaugural Summer Ball
London's high-end resi construction sector will be donning its gladrags this summer for a major new annual charity event.
Prefab Sprouting: ‘Lego-style’ rooftop extension craned onto Marylebone apartment
Apartment on Nottingham Place started life as a pretty modest 680 square foot 1.5-bed affair on a single-level of a period building
London’s luxury property pipeline peaks, but squeezed margins are pushing investors out
London's prime residential property pipeline is on fire, with over 35,000 new units - worth a grand total of £77bn - expected to come into play over the next ten years.
‘Worrying signs’ in central London as development activity plateaus
Recent government tinkering will have the effect of actually slowing new development in central London, according to new predictions from JLL.
Wood Working: How to commission bespoke joinery for luxury living
Royal Warrant holder Neil Stevenson provides an indispensable guide to specifying joinery for the luxury high-end market, and looks at the latest wood trends in prime resi developments...
On Development: Who will be left exposed as the tide goes out?
A heady cocktail of high land prices, escalating construction costs and increasing pressure on sales values is challenging the viability of developments, says TowerEight's Paul Allen, and some firms…
New-build crisis predicted as ‘volatile’ stock floods Inner London
A high-profile investment firm has joined the chorus of commentators voicing concerns over the fate of new-build schemes in "heavily-saturated" parts of the capital.
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Record number of resi units under construction in London as market ‘goes ballistic’
There's been a massive spike in the number of new homes being built in London.
RBKC clamps down on noisy construction works
Kensington & Chelsea is to outlaw noisy construction work at weekends after agreeing a new Code of Construction Practice.