Construction
One in four construction sites, including nearly a third of prime basement conversions, are unsafe – HSE
One in four construction sites in London and across the South East would fail health and safety checks, according to the Health & Safety Inspectorate (HSE), with basement conversions in prime London being…
The Doer-Upper Diary: A cracking party
It's not the neighbours that are driving doer-upper Alan Page up the (party) wall in Kensington; it's the surveyors...
Thumbs up for TateHindle’s Cambridge scheme
Countryside Properties, supported by architectural practice, TateHindle, has secured reserved matters planning consent from Cambridge City Council for a 5.
Ferguson urges design innovation to drive a Bristol self-build boom
Design is the "missing link" in house-building, according to Bristol's architect mayor George Ferguson.
Extension extension plans will still go ahead, despite Lords defeat
The House of Lords' rejection of coalition plans to allow double-size planning-free extensions to properties for three years will not, according to the Government, change anything.
NPPF goes live after 12 months in the pipeline
A year after it was published, and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) properly comes into force today. The guiding force of the document is a "presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Londonewcastle & The Third Quarter partner up on Butler’s Wharf scheme
Luxury London property developer Londonewcastle has been appointed as development manager on The Third Quarter's latest acquisition on the South Bank.
Land Securities awards Victoria Circle job
The transformation of 5.5 acres of land by Victoria Station - billed as "the capital's most exciting master-planned mixed use scheme in decades" - looks to be gathering pace.
RBKC to limit size of super-prime homes; calling time on “iceberg houses”
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has announced planning guidelines to "help limit the size of super-prime residential properties" in a bid to ensure a "balance in property sizes".
Planning nod for new Foster + Partners project on Albert Embankment
Lambeth Council has given the thumbs up to plans for St James Group’s major new scheme at 20-21 Albert Embankment.
Hitchcox to roll out yoo branded developments across Asia
Niseko, Japan - yoo Design Studio
Elle Macpherson's favourite developer, John Hitchcox's yoo, has unveiled plans to roll out a series of branded residences throughout Asia.
New £30m bridge to connect Chelsea and Nine Elms: design competition to launch this year
Plans for a new £30m bridge connecting Chelsea and Nine Elms have crossed into the realms of possibility, as Wandsworth council and Transport for London get ready to launch a design competition.