Location: London
‘A warning to developers’: Planners knock back Bayswater hotel-to-resi scheme
The conversion of five grand Bayswater townhouses from a hotel into 32 apartments has been rejected by Westminster's planners, who have declared that “This decision should serve as a warning to developers…
Green Streets: Capco creates ‘vertical park’ in Covent Garden
Living walls have been growing in popularity amongst developers and planners for a while now, but mega-landlord Capco has taken the concept up a few levels with the creation of a 1,500 square foot "vertical…
Mapped: Comparing £psf values across Prime London
Prime resi capital values (£/sq ft) & 3-month growth as at end-Jun 2017, by area
Should the UK be worried about inflation? No – looming deflation is the real concern
Thought-provoking economics from Sheffield Hallam's Alexander Tziamalis...
Royal Mail signs off £190m Mount Pleasant deal with Taylor Wimpey
Contracts have been exchanged for the sales of 6.25 acres of the Royal Mail's Mount Pleasant site for £193.5m
Converted ballet studio in Kensington asks £4.95m
Former base of Dame Marie Rambert, one of the pioneering figures of English ballet
‘A cut in stamp duty this autumn is highly unlikely’ – Savills
While some in the property sector are wistfully chattering about how the Chancellor might reassess stamp duty rates in his Autumn Statement, Savills is of the view that a cut "is highly unlikely unless…
Grand Registry: Surveying July’s biggest registered deals
The latest update from the Land Registry has detailed a number of tasty high-end deals from across PCL, albeit with a heavy lag...
ITV submits plans for 31-storey resi tower on the South Bank
ITV has handed in plans for the major redevelopment of its HQ site on the South Bank, which include 213 residential units in a new 31-storey tower.
Southwark housing chief to step down in December
Southwark has announced that its Director of Housing & Modernisation, Gerri Scott, is to leave the borough's employ after seven years in the job.
Bumper crop of prime properties to go under the hammer next month
Allsop will be auctioning off a bumper crop of prime properties at its upcoming resi sale next month.
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Major London schemes shortlisted for 2017 Carbuncle Cup
Two of central London's biggest development projects have been shortlisted for the trophy that nobody wants - the Carbuncle Cup 2017.
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