Property Developer News
Taylor Wimpey London boss moves to Weston Homes
Peter Gore has joined housebuilder Weston as Group Operations Director.
Watch: Billionaire reveals BIG plans for a brand new American city
A billionaire and an architect have revealed a plan to build an entirely new city for five million people in an American desert. They just need a location and around $400bn to do it
UOL completes landmark Bishopsgate Plaza project
Singapore's UOL Group has completed its debut UK project, delivering 160 luxury apartments and a new hotel in a new tower in the City of London.
Offsite housebuilding factory opens for business
Weston Homes' spin-off modular construction company, British Offsite, has officially launched.
Once pitched at $500m, Bel Air spec ultra-mansion reportedly in receivership
Nile Niami's 100,000 sq ft private palace project, "The One", has reportedly gone into receivership.
Green light for U+I’s massive Greenwich riverside development
Designed by architecture practice OMA for developer U+I, Morden Wharf promises to deliver 1,500 new homes on Greenwich Peninsula, as well as a four-acre public park, a Thames-side beach, brewery, a public…
Do you smell a rat? How to sniff out fraud in property development
Kate McMahon, who successfully prosecuted a businessman of 11 counts of fraud offences relating to a failed property redevelopment in Knightsbridge recently, explains the background to the case - and offers…
Plans revealed for 850 new homes next to Britain’s biggest film studio complex
The Wrotham Park Estate has grand plans to create a new residential community around the UK’s first "film industry cluster", in Hertfordshire.
Star architect launches property company to ‘reimagine’ housing design
Bjarke Ingels, founder of high-profile architecture practice BIG, has set up a new residential property venture that aims to "reimagine the future of urban living"
Holland Park locals given six months to ‘save’ Notting Hill Police Station for community use
A Holland Park landmark on Ladbroke Road is being marketed for sale by the Mayor’s Office of Policing & Crime.
Grosvenor embarks on £300 million regional investment drive
The Duke of Westminster's property firm has set up a new investment team to target residential, office and retail opportunities outside of London, led by Rachel Dickie.
St James’s Square trophy to become ‘£100k per week’ luxury rental
A mansion once remodelled by Lutyens is reportedly headed for the ultra-prime rental market after a £30m-£40m refurb.