Construction
What Lies Beneath: Why basement developments are nothing to be scared of
Changes in planning policy may make things trickier for niche developers and private clients, but opportunities for single dwelling basement developments are still worth seizing, says Sheila McCusker...
Planning nod for Southbank’s £1bn high-rise cluster
Carlyle Group's big plans for a "Gateway to Southwark" have been recommended for approval by the Council.
Home extensions could void insurance policies for one in three households
Nearly half of the 58% of UK households that have carried out extension work in the last five years have not told their insurers, leaving around a third with an invalid insurance policy, according to some…
Galliard launches 45-storey resi tower in Canary Wharf
At 492 ft, Baltimore Tower will be the tallest residential building in Canary Wharf. And with the flagship penthouse slated at £6.95m (£1,148 psf), it's also one of E14's most expensive.
The West End’s 5.2 million sq ft of office-to-resi conversions
Over 1.2 million square feet of office space in London's West End was converted into residential in 2012, according to new research by property consultants H2SO
The Other Power Station: Lots Road gets £1bn makeover
South of the river has been hogging the development limelight for the last few years, but the north bank has its very own massive power station scheme too
OK to build in National Parks; just offset the nature somewhere – Paterson
This sounds like a really bad idea: The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, is scheduled to announce that developers can build in National Parks, just so long as they do some "biodiversity offsetting" …
Hoard It All Before: New landbanking tax proposed for London
London Councils, the cross-party organisation representing all 33 of the capital's local authorities, has demanded an immediate crackdown on alleged landbanking by developers
Forward March: Chelsea Barracks works to start in “early November”
After five years of hand-wringing, head-scratching and the odd outburst from Prince Charles, it looks like the infamous Chelsea Barracks site is finally about to begin its prom queen-style transformation
Building Bonanza: Planning applications up 30%
The number of planning applications for big resi schemes has rocketed by 30% in the last year, according to research by construction bods Glenigan and Barbour ABI and Knight Frank
Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together
Southbank hits prime stride as £2000 psf beckons – CBRE
Featuring that instant-classic visualisation of London's Southbank in ten years' time, CBRE's authoritative report on the area's transformation is not to be missed