Design
Fenton Whelan hires top interior designer as Creative Director
Georgina Wood will be in charge of coming up with "opulent" and "timeless" interiors across the firm's £500m portfolio of PCL projects
Green light for TfL’s Grade I HQ-to-resi scheme
Transport for London has been given the go-ahead by Westminster's planners to convert 55 Broadway, its Grade I-listed Charles Holden-designed Art Deco HQ in St James's, into 89 residential units.
Don’t Miss: LFA Open Studios – MSMR Architects
Our pick of the many highlights of this year's London Festival of Architecture has to be a look behind the scenes of one of the capital's top architecture practices.
Prime Property of the Week: The Westminster Revival
Mulberry House, Smith Square
£25m
Plans go in for Belgrave Square mega-mansion
London could be about to get a new superhome in the shape of a Grade I listed behemoth on ultra-exclusive Belgrave Square.
INTERVIEW: David Linley on Battersea, Claridge’s and taking British style to Moscow
Leader of the eponymous LINLEY empire and Chairman of top auction house Christie's
Caricature Homes: Why are some developers creating show homes for stereotypes?
Some developers are creating show homes for extreme stereotypes, not people, rages Alan Page as he moots a few suggestions to help the unimaginative designer.
Square Deals: Average price for a home on a London garden square tops £2m
The average price of a home on one of central London’s garden squares now costs above £2m, and commands a 25% price premium over a similar home in the surrounding area, says Hamptons International…
Derwent unveils new Fitzrovia scheme
Derwent London has just launched its latest scheme in the prime Crossrail pocket between Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street.
£15m Scottish estate to go under the hammer at £3m
Despite being described as "one of the finest houses to be built in Scotland this century", this 547 acre Highlands estate is due to be auctioned off in September at a knockdown price.
New Barts Square release for the Far East
After shifting 70% of the available units at Barts Square since last autumn’s launch, developer Helical Bar is heading back to Hong Kong and Singapore with a brand new batch of options for Far Eastern…
TWCL to launch ‘flagship’ scheme in Battersea
Taylor Wimpey's central London arm is gearing up to launch its biggest development to date tomorrow.