Construction

The Mayor of London and New London Architecture are asking around for ideas on how to  tackle the ongoing demands of London's housing shortage.

Consultancy firm EC Harris has slammed the UK's tackling of the current housing crisis, arguing that we should be focusing on access to labour and money, rather than planning and land availability.

'It’s very similar to a palace. The house is about public functions rather than domestic living'

Buyer demand for new homes in London remained robust during the choppy waters of Q1, according to some new stats on the boxfresh market from Molior and Chestertons.

Plans for a new 1,465-unit scheme in West London have just bagged the seal of approval from Hammersmith & Fulham.

Construction firm Kier Group has been given the preferred bidder nod by The Greenland Group to deliver the £170m first phase of The Ram Quarter, its flagship regeneration scheme in Wandsworth.

For the best part of 30 years London’s renaissance has seemed unstoppable, says Jonathan Manns.

The joint venture behind the transformation of the ginormous New Covent Garden Market site in Nine Elms has just gone unconditional, meaning that work could begin on site as soon as this summer.

The Green Party has offered up one of the property industry's most-demanded policy changes: a cut to VAT on housing repairs and renovations.

Almost half of domestic basement projects across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and parts of Westminster failed unannounced safety checks during a two-day crackdown by the Health and…

Ugly disputes can often arise when a contractor causes damage to valuable fixtures and fittings during a high-end renovation project.

RBKC Council is digging in over rogue basement development, slapping stop notices on eight projects in a single day on Tuesday.