Construction
New Building Regs tackle carbon emissions, but may penalise smaller developers
The newly-toughened-up Part L of the Building Regulations has some very noble aims to tackle climate change by making new-build homes significantly more energy efficient
Delek wins Palace St planning permission in Westminster
A scheme to turn the former DFID offices at 1 Palace Street SW1 into 78 luxury flats has been approved by Westminster council
Green light for HS2 in Court of Appeal
It's full steam ahead for HS2 after the Court of Appeal yesterday (24th July) categorically rejected the latest batch of objections to the high speed rail link
Where is Kensington’s One Hyde Park?
The lack of decent schemes in W8 has not gone unnoticed by the capital's army of canny developers. Camilla Dell investigates the new crop of prime projects vying to tempt the Knightsbridge crowd..
UK construction “turning a corner” – RICS
The construction industry is the most positive its been for six years, with new projects beginning to rise in almost every part of the country, according to the latest RICS Construction Market Survey, …
Merger & Acquisitions: Northacre teams up to expand PCL pipeline
Battersea-based developer Northacre Plc is about to embark on a summer spending spree, after announcing a tie-up with a major Abu Dhabi-based investment firm
Consultant reshuffle on £120m Trinity Square project
It sounds like there's been some fairly major changes behind the scenes of one of the City's top resi developments, with four firms reportedly departing the much-anticipated 10 Trinity Square scheme after …
Johns&Co bags whopping Ballymore contract
New property management firm Johns&Co has got off to a flyer, being formally appointed as sole agent by The Ballymore Group and kicking things off with the developer's new scheme at 21 Wapping Lane.
Olympic architect designs first project in New York
The much-lauded firm of architects behind the London Aquatics Centre has just bagged a prominent resi commission in New York City
HS2 blight buys open up as rail route “safeguarded”
Owners of property along the the planned HS2 route between London and the West Midlands can, as of yesterday (9th July), ask the government to buy their property under statutory Blight procedures. S
Tracks Rate: HS2 loses popular support
Public support for the HS2 rail link has slipped into negative territory, according to a new survey from YouGov
Centre Point given the go-ahead
**UPDATE: Camden Council have given the new designs the go ahead. The £350m plans were approved at yesterday's (4th July) planning meeting.