Berkeley appoints Barker as temporary chairman
Former PWC man Glyn Barker to lead the FTSE 100 housebuilder for ‘up to two years’ as the search begins for Tony Pidgley’s long-term successor.
Tag: Property Developer News
Plans submitted for vast mixed-use scheme next to Canary Wharf Crossrail
Allies and Morrison has designed a “flexible framework” masterplan for Canary Wharf Group’s 3.3 hectare North Quay site.
Finchatton reports £55m post-lockdown sales surge
HNW buyers have been splashing out on residences at the developer’s schemes on Grosvenor Square and Yeoman’s Row.
Government owned car parks ‘have potential to deliver 110,000 new homes across the country’
Knight Frank reveals an “extremely compelling” case for transforming carparks into housing.
Demand for development land ‘remains robust’
“Many new [residential development] sites are being soft marketed to test the appetite in the market,” reports Savills, “and some have been launched now avoid competition with other sites later in the year.”
Argent’s Strongman appointed to run L&G’s £4bn Oxford University Development
OUD is a major partnership between Oxford University and Legal & General, tasked with developing thousands of homes for students and staff alongside new science and innovation districts.
Ranked: London’s top ten highest-rated build-to-sell property developers
97% of owners of Berkeley Homes in London would recommend the company, according to reviews platform HomeViews.
Talking Heads: On the evolution of the ‘master’ suite
This article was originally published in February 2019: London’s top agents, developers and interior designers reveal what their clients look for in a principal bedroom, and advise on how to deliver the kind of indulgent spaces that dreams – and margins – are made of…
Grosvenor lodges plans for a 2,200-home ’21st Century garden village’ in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire Garden Village is the largest project to date for Grosvenor’s Strategic Land division, which aims to have a portfolio of at least 30,000 homes by 2023.
Native Land & TfL submit plans for South Kensington revamp
Designs by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners promise to create 50 new homes next to “the gateway to London’s internationally renowned museum and cultural quarter.”