Location: United Kingdom
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around th…
Canary Wharf Estate’s first resi buildings get the nod
The first dedicated residential development on the Canary Wharf Estate has been given the nod by Tower Hamlets' Strategic Finance Committee
“Unprecedented appetite” for alternative resi investments – Savills
There's "unprecedented appetite from investors for reversionary residential investments" after last year's "significant turning point in the market," says Savills, in a new report that highlights the …
Agents’ Mutual ready to “resource up” as 97% of members pay their dues
Agents' Mutual's Gold membership funding "has been a success," trumpets the challenger property portal; 97% of the 1,800 signed-up offices (from a target of 1,000) have already paid their first tranche…
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
Grosvenor overtakes Eaton & Cadogan to become London’s most valuable square
The formerly flag-heavy Grosvenor Square in Mayfair has been named as the capital's most valuable residential square
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
The best places to live in Britain are…
Skipton in North Yorkshire, Newnham in Cambridge, Monmouth in Wales and Falmouth in Cornwall have been named as "The Best Places to Live" in Britain by The Sunday Times.
Property supply eases as vendors come to market
"There’s a spring in the step of the housing market" as "the country gets moving" trumpets Rightmove on publishing its latest asking price index.
Letter from MIPIM #4: Developer Night
Nicky Richmond hears talk of silly money and perfect storms on her last night in Cannes...
As ever, the flight home is very quiet
Please Mr Osborne: The prime property industry’s wishlists and forecasts for the #Budget2014
Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…
Experts line up for property risk symposium
A heavyweight panel of international experts will be examining the latest insurance risk issues involved in flooding, fires and construction when they speak at a high-level symposium at the London Stock…