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Candy nets Sugar Quay freehold from the fishmongers
Christian Candy’s CPC Group has secured the freehold to "the last big residential development site in the City of London", Sugar Quay.
Artists in Residence: Where London’s art and property scenes collide
In the second instalment of his arty two-parter, Londonewcastle's Robert Soning takes us on a tour of the capital's most creative development hotspots...
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares.
“Maverick” architect to submit plans for resi tower next to heliport
Will Alsop, the former RMJM architect who now runs All Design, is apparently all set to submit plans for a 19-storey residential scheme next to the London Heliport in Battersea.
Will Alsop
Evening Standard New Homes Awards: Call for entries
The date's been set for the 23rd London Evening Standard New Homes Awards, and 12 categories are now open for entries...
Countrywide scoops “IPO of the Year”
Countrywide plc has won the award for "Best IPO of the Year" at the 12th Annual Shares Awards, held last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Big guns square up over £250m Canadian High Commission
It sounds like there's a bunfight brewing over the £250m Canadian High Commission building on Grosvenor Square.
Ripple in Action: St James lays out plans for 85 acre Ealing gasworks
Developer St James - who brought you Roehampton House, Riverlight &c - has unveiled its mixed-use intentions for the former Southall Gas Works in Ealing, with a scheme to create a "much sought-after new…
“Resilient” prime market drives brisk few months for Savills
Savills sounded a chirpy note with the release of its Interim Management Statement yesterday.
Earls Court plans and Covent Garden resi deliver decent half for Capco
A formal nod for the Earls Court masterplan and some strong resi sales in Covent Garden look to be the highlights of Capco's second half, according to the business' latest interim management statement.
Land Secs launches specialist luxury resi arm with Victoria scheme
Land Securities has announced the launch of a specialist high-end resi division - Residential by Land Securities - with ambitions to become "the luxury residential developer amongst international property…
“A small amount of froth has come off” house price expectations – Knight Frank
Householders still think that their homes' value is on the up for the next year, but "a small amount of froth has come off" price expectations.