Developments
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.
Housing to take centre stage in Budget2014
Housing, it seems, will take centre-stage on Wednesday; Chancellor Osborne's announcement of a new Garden City at Ebbsfleet in Kent comes just days before his pre-Election Budget.
Square deal for London Square in Teddington
Resi developer London Square has completed on a 0.9-acre site in the middle of Teddington, which it plans to turn into a £30m classic London square.
Chinese mega-developer finalises second major London acquisition
Two months after snapping up the £600m Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, the Chinese state-owned property developer Greenland Group has finally shaken hands on its second landmark resi site, on the other side…
CBRE and Strutt & Parker bag Dalian Wanda’s One Nine Elms gig
An announcement made at MIPIM confirms that One Nine Elms, The Dalian Wanda Group's 1.
£44m secured for Shepherd’s Bush Market mixed use scheme
"Significant funding" to the tune of £44.
Fit for purpose? London’s new wave of private gyms and spas
Residents of modern luxury developments are increasingly looking for more than an apartment, displaying an appetite for "lifestyle packages" to rival those found in the world's top hotels.
English Rose’s early raid on the warchest
English Rose Estates has gone to town, spending £50m of its £300m warchest in the first two months of the year.
Royal Brompton Rejig: RBKC publishes planning guidance
The draft Supplementary Planning Document for 3.5 acres of the Royal Brompton Hospital’s land - potentially the most valuable PCL development opportunity since Chelsea Barracks - has just gone public.
Battersea Power Station raises the bar with Phase Two marketing suite
The marketing suite for Battersea Power Station's Phase Two has been hoisted on top of the development in preparation of the units' release on 1st May.
“Only 15%” of London’s new homes go to overseas buyers – BPF
Going by recent headlines, you'd be forgiven for thinking that nearly all of London's new-builds were being hoovered up by foreign investors.
Taylor Wimpey bags third Westminster site
Developer Taylor Wimpey Central London has snapped up yet another prominent site in Westminster, as the firm continues its PCL buying spree.