Developments
MOD to flog old War Office in Whitehall for £100m+
The MOD's Old War Office building in Whitehall is now surplus to requirements, and is being put up for sale for "more than £100m".
Igloo bags planning nod for £10m Barnsbury scheme
Green developer Igloo has been given the thumbs up by planners for a new £10m mixed-use scheme in Barnsbury, North London.
Diplomatic Mission: Galliard unveils landmark “ultra-premium” resi scheme in Westminster
Galliard Homes has acquired 35 Old Queen Street, W1 - the former European Council of Foreign Relations building - for £21.
Grosvenor mulling Project Falcon sale
Grosvenor might, we hear, be considering flogging it's 11-15 Grosvenor Crescent office-to-resi scheme , otherwise known as Project Falcon, to luxury developer Wainbridge Estates.
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme to begin in early 2014
One of Kensington's most anticipated new schemes has just moved a step closer to construction.
City Limits: What sort of London are we building?
Free the leviathan of residential construction from the callous shackles of planning control, says Edward Keene...
What sort of London are we building?
Reddy set to transform Aldgate
Reddy Architecture + Urbanism has got the lead architect gig for a £50m 23 storey, mixed use retail and residential development in the middle of London's Aldgate.
Time out for Abramovich’s Cheyne Walk plan
It sounds like Roman Abramovich has put his plan to renovate a mansion on the banks of the Thames in Chelsea on hold for the time being.
Foreign investor demand for new-build sky-high
It sounds like overseas buyers still can't get enough of London's boxfresh developments.
McCloud goes crowdfunding; raises £1m for property development firm
Telly presenter-turned-developer Kevin McCloud has harnessed the power of the internet to raise a cool £1m and grow his Bristol-based property firm.
New-Build Me Up: Ten top tips for buying off-plan
Buying off-plan has come a very long way since the days of crossed fingers and sums on the back of a ciggy packet, but it can still feel like taking a punt.
60% of London’s homes now sold off-plan – CBRE
Pre-completion sales across the capital have reached record levels, according to CBRE, with three in five homes now sold before they are built.