Location: United Kingdom
Sir Merv’s watch saw London house prices rise by £600k
Sir Mervyn King GBE FBA’s (he's just been given a peerage) ten year reign as Guv'ner of the Bank saw a £600k surge in London property prices, with house prices in prime central London lifting by 58.
Power Tower: Newfangled pylon design tested
The National Grid has erected a rather chic (relatively speaking) prototype of the next generation of electricity pylon, designed by Danish architecture firm Bystrup.
Trooping the Watercolour: The Mall to host first Antiques & Fine Art Fair
Pomp and circumstance are never in short supply on The Mall, and this summer will be no different, as fans of fine art and antiques get ready to march along the famous thoroughfare in search of a deal…
50 Up: Strutt & Parker reaches milestone with launch of Oxford branch
Strutt & Parker has declared its newest office, smack bang in the middle of Oxford, officially open for business.
Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It's been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans to develop a blockbusting resi tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.
Where’s the Localism? The Shropshire wind battle picks up
As the planning application for Upton Cressett's wind farm breezes in, William Cash is more than a bit riled that the government's push for "local democracy" is nothing more than hot air amongst Shropshire's…
Omni Capital bridge the lending gap
Christian Candy's lending arm Omni Capital has launched a shiny new product that aims to bridge the gap between traditional short-term lending and longer-term offerings.
The overblown story of overseas investors – LCP
All this talk of overseas buyers taking over the London property market is more than a bit overblown, according to London Central Portfolio, which argues that foreign buy-to-live investors account for…
BIID Conference 2013: Preview
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) is putting the finishing touches to its annual conference, rather grandly entitled “Design Invention: Art and Science Collide”, which will be taking…
The Riverwalk Club: Ronson raises £170m debt for Millbank scheme
Ronson Capital Partners has cobbled together a consortium of high-end lenders to provide £170m to fund its 121-unit Riverwalk House resi development on Millbank in Westminster.
Office-to-resi could create 90% premium for developers in the right location
Office to resi conversions are, thanks to new permitted development rights, the talk of the town.
House Tales: White Lodge, Richmond Park
Ever wondered who once lived in that glorious building in the middle of Richmond Park, now home to the Royal Ballet School? Who better to enlighten us than the National Archives' Nicholas Kingsley...