Developments
Central London’s ‘new-build crisis’: Over-supply and falling values are ‘a major concern’
Demand seems to be drying up for new-build apartments in central London as planning pipelines balloon, reports investment house London Central Portfolio, with a worsening case of over-supply - which the…
Raffles linked with Old War Office redevelopment
Rumours abound that Raffles Hotels & Resorts is the "preferred operator" of the hotel element
Grosvenor unveils ‘UK’s most sustainable period rental properties’ in Belgravia
119 Ebury Street was selected by Grosvenor, in collaboration with Westminster Council and Historic England, as a sort of testing ground to see just how green heritage buildings can go
Harrods car park to make way for £200m luxury care home scheme
RBKC gave the £200m project the green light last week
Westminster named ‘London’s most lenient borough’ after approving 99% of new homes requests
Despite all the Brexit uncertainty, new home approvals in London unexpectedly rose to 6,310 in Q2 2016, with Westminster "soaring ahead" in terms of approvals and applications.
In Pictures: Timber triumphs from the 2016 Wood Awards
It might all sound a bit niche, but the annual Wood Awards are worth checking out for some of the best craftsmanship in the UK, from the architectural to the product-led.
PCL development land values slide back to 2014’s level
The value of development land in prime central London has tumbled by 9.4% on the year, sliding back to levels last seen in the Summer of 2014.
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‘Intricate’ five-year project delivers brand new £19.5m Mayfair mansion
Notting Hill-based Wolff Architects was commissioned to redevelop 32 South Street on behalf of a private client in 2011
Exclusive Pictures: £18.8m show flat on Grosvenor Square goes crowdfunding
Fresh from raising £1m in just eight days to fund a renovation project on Eaton Square, new high-end property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has gone even more up-market with its second investment…
Case Study: ‘Prestige without vulgarity’ on the 36th floor
Design agency 1508 gives us a whistle-stop tour of its latest project on the 36th floor of one of London’s most anticipated new developments, Southbank Tower...
Fitzrovia penthouse with roof terrace ‘larger than the average family home’ comes to market
A three-bed penthouse in Fitzrovia with one of London's biggest roof terraces - it's bigger than the average family home - has come up for sale, asking £6.995m.
Qatari Diar brushes off Chelsea Barracks delay claims
It's been claimed that part of the Chelsea Barracks development project has been delayed amid "uncertainty over the market for luxury homes".