Developments
London’s heritage skyline under threat – Unesco
Unesco has called for a stop to works on a series of high-rise developments in Waterloo, Nine Elms, Vauxhall and Elephant & Castle ahead of it's annual meeting in Cambodia.
Mixing It Up: The new school of mixed-use development
As a raft of new schemes promise buyers "hotel levels" of customer service, Robert Soning asks whether property management companies are ready to deal with the challenges presented by this new era of…
The Art of Space
How does a developer successfully choose, commission and install artwork? Can the right pieces significantly enhance saleability? What are the tangible benefits for the wider art scene?
The Spread of Prime London: A £2,000 psf wave
Prime London is spreading at a rate of 125 metres per year, with the traditional £1,000 psf prime benchmark value being usurped by a new wave of £2,000 psf properties, according to a new report by CBRE.
Navy Deal Sealed: Finchatton and Abu Dhabi complete on £250m Grosvenor Square
**UPDATE: Finchatton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation have now completed on the £250m purchase of 20 Grosvenor Square. **
Fashion Houses: Tudorvale launches luxury brand themed penthouses in Tech City
London property developer Tudorvale is launching two fashion-brand themed "uberprime" penthouses in its flagship Bezier scheme on City Road, EC1.
New £250m office-to-resi scheme on London’s South Bank?
A prominent building on the South Bank could be about to undergo a blockbusting office-to-resi makeover.
According to reports out today, Singapore-based Ho Bee Investments Ltd.
Candy wins office-to-resi approval in Westminster
Christian Candy's CPC Group has got the nod for a 31-unit residential development at 26 Chapter Street, SW1.
Royal Albert Docks to become a £1bn “gateway for Asian and Chinese business”
The Royal Albert Docks are to be turned into London's third financial district by Chinese developer ABP, working with UK developer Stanhope and architects/masterplanners Farrells.
Office to resi rules in play from today
New permitted development rights that allow the conversion of unused office space into residential use come into force today, although 17 local authorities, including swathes of London, are exempt from…
Stanhope and BBC submit TV Centre plans
Stanhope and the BBC have just submitted their planning application to turn West London's Television Centre into a 14-acre mixed use development with around 1,000 residential units.
Restoration of Battersea Power Station to start in October
A mere thirty years after the power was switched off, restoration work to the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station will officially grind into action in October this year.