Location: London
New CEO for Helical Bar as three Directors step down and pre-tax profits double
Helical Bar has appointed its current Development Director Gerald Kaye as its new Chief Executive after a "thorough selection process".
RIBA House of the Year 2015: Winner & full shortlist in pictures
Flint House on the Rothschild family's Waddesdon estate in Buckinghamshire has been named RIBA House of the Year 2015, picking up the Hiscox-sponsored accolade on a special edition of Channel 4's Grand…
Singaporean developer bags mighty Mortlake brewery site for £158m
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just been snapped up for a cool £158m.
Different by Design: Why branding for residential developments is key
The value of design in property development is more than just the architecture of the building or the style of the interiors, it’s in the branding of the project as a whole says design guru Lee Barfield.
Mapped: London’s £1m+ Underground stations
The number of £1m+ London Underground stations has jumped from 11 in 2010 to 58 this year, says Savills.
Modi visit ‘to re-ignite Indian investment into London’s property market’
£9.2bn-worth of property deals - mainly commercial - are reported to have been agreed between the UK and India following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Blighty.
Converted Barbican Estate Office asks £4.5m
Following an inspired conversion at the hands of two of London's top architects, the Barbican Estate's former Estate Office has come up for sale sporting a £4.5m price tag.
Autumn Statement: New higher SDLT rate for buy-to-let and second homes
George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill.
Autumn Statement: Prime property industry reactions
A 3% increase the rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, and a chunky pledge of extra funding for new housebuilding have set tongues wagging in the aftermath of the combined Autumn Statement…
Mapped: Prime property price movements around the world
Measuring the performance of luxury resi markets in fifteen world cities over a one and five-year period (2010 to Q3 2015), this handy map from Knight Frank and EY has exposed some key macro trends at-a-glance.
Big project wins for 1508 London
1508 London, the architecture and design collective set up in 2010, has been on a particularly strong run of late.
Planning nod for Londonewcastle scheme in the ‘best location in Shoreditch’
Urban developer Londonewcastle has been given the go-ahead for a prominent resi-led scheme smack bang in the middle of Shoreditch.