Construction
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.
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 …
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.
Firing Up: Battersea Power Station breaks ground as sales hit £685m
We've all become used to BoJo breaking new ground on a regular basis, but this morning he was joined by David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to literally do so at the colossal Battersea Power…
New government strategy aims to build construction industry
The Government has announced a new long-term partnership between government and the construction industry that aims to lay foundations for a greener go-getting and global Great British construction economy…
Riverlight leads the “dramatic transformation” of Nine Elms
The first new development to regenerate the much vaunted Nine Elms area around Battersea Power Station - St James's 802-unit Riverlight scheme - was topped out this morning by none other than Boris Johnson
West Enders: The resi transformation of London’s West End
The West End, traditionally home to Topshop, traders and tourists rather than real people, is swiftly turning into a residential neighbourhood according to the latest from Mayfair specialist Wetherell
Ground Designs: Notes on successful subterranean development
Willy Wonka once said of his eponymous Chocolate Factory; “Down here, underneath the ground, I’ve got all the space I want. There’s no limit – so long as I hollow it out.”
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Caan and Butt go into construction with Leadership and Management
Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate is launching yet another venture