Design
Detailed plans approved for Earls Court Village and Empress State Building
Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham planners have given the first detailed all-clears to Capco's plans for Earls Court.
LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2014: 24-28 September, Berkeley Square
Over 100 arty art and antique mongers will be returning to Berkeley Square for the sixth LAPADA Fair in September.
An Anatomy of Atria: How to unlock a building’s potential from within
Well-planned atria can make unusable space habitable or conjure the all-important 'wow factor' out of something ordinary, ultimately increasing the overall value, explains MSMR's Sheila McCusker...
UK needs a proactive planning revolution – Farrell Review
It's been exactly a year since Culture Minister Ed Vaizey asked Sir Terry Farrell CBE to lead an unprecedented, industry-wide review of architecture and the built environment.
Spring Fever: How to prep a property for a pre-summer sale
Under pressure to make a speedy sale this Spring? Here's some seasoned advice...
Martin Bikhit, Managing Director at Kay & Co
Copy Kensington & Chelsea to solve London’s housing shortages – Prince Charles
"The enduring popularity and desirability of London’s Sloane Square, Mayfair and Notting Hill neighbourhoods speaks to the strengths of mid-rise as a form," says a new report by the Prince's Foundation…
Required Reading: How to reinstate a boundary following flood damage
Water-torn properties are emerging across the country as the floods subside, allowing owners get on with assessing the damage and patching-up homes.
Room for Squares: Capco launches first new-build resi development
London uber-developer Capital & Counties, the property company behind Covent Garden and Earls Court, is launching its first new-build residential development, Lillie Square in Earls Court, on Thursday.
Sisk appointed on new Alchemi scheme
Alchemi Group has hired construction firm John Sisk & Son to build its latest resi project in Victoria.
St James snaps up former gasworks in Battersea
Ultra-hot Battersea is about to say goodbye to some of its unsightliest landmarks, as yet another major resi scheme looks to hasten the area's transformation.
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around…
Stately Progress: Burton/Repton masterpiece comes up for sale in Kent
Some pretty significant estates have hit the market in the UK over the last year, but not many can claim to have been submitted to the United Nations UNESCO Committee to join the likes of Stonehenge and…