Construction
South Ken basement dig halted by planners
RBKC planners have stepped in to stop an unauthorised basement excavation on Stanhope Mews
Homeward Bound: The West End’s 1.8m sq ft office-to-resi pipeline
Just under 800,000 sq ft of West End offices were converted into homes in 2013, says Colliers International, with another 1.82m sq ft of conversion projects now in the homeward-bound pipeline.
PCL development land values soar
Residential development land prices in prime central London rose by 6.7% in Q2, reports Knight Frank, while the average increase across England & Wales languished at +1% for the quarter
Appetite for Construction: New house building starts up by a fifth
There's been no change in the number of new house building starts over the last quarter, although the number's up by nearly a fifth year-on-year, according to the latest Government stats
HS2 construction images enrage Primrose Hill residents
Images of what HS2 works in Camden could look like have upset the residents of Primrose Hill.
Construction firms battle it out over £600m Battersea Power Station contract
It sounds like things are heating up in the battle for the £600m contract to redevelop the main Battersea Power Station building.
Inside the world’s most expensive penthouse
The world's most expensive penthouse - £240m - has been unveiled in Monaco. It has a waterslide to link the dancefloor to the pool.
Taking over the top five storeys of the Tour Odeon tower on Av.
Resi projects ‘driving growth’ in the construction industry
Residential projects are still leading the construction industry's growth, with 37% of all contracts awarded in July going to housebuilding
Tough love for Candy’s Sugar Quay S106 plea
Planners are "sticking to their guns" over a £15m affordable housing contribution requirement for Candy & Candy's Foster + Partners-designed Sugar Quay development next door to the Tower of London.
Bouygues appoints new Commercial Director
Bouygues UK has promoted Colin Whitfield to the Group Commercial Director seat with immediate effect
Sharpest rise in housing construction since November 2003
July saw the steepest rise in in resi building activity since November 2003, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Balfour Beatty abandon Carillion merger talks
Well that didn't last long. Construction giants Balfour Beatty and Carillion announced last week that they were having chats about a possible merger. Now they're not