Property Developer News
Irish property mogul Ronan plots a return to London next year
Johnny Ronan once again has "ambitions on the scale of Battersea" in London, says Ireland's Business Post, and expects to have his first return project underway next year.
Wilben project pushes CapitalRise to £100m+ lending landmark
EXCLUSIVE: A project by Wilben Developments in Chelsea has taken luxury property finance platform CapitalRise to a lending milestone.
Off-plan sales numbers slip
The share of new homes being sold off-plan has fallen from a peak of 39% in 2016 (c.69,000 units) to 33% in 2020 (c.49,000 units), according to a new index from Hamptons.
Westminster defers Cundy Street decision
Westminster Council has deferred making a decision on Grosvenor's controversial redevelopment of the "Cundy Street Quarter" in Belgravia.
Lincoln Square penthouse goes for £12m
Knight Frank has managed to do £30m-worth of sales at Lodha UK's Lincoln Square scheme in WC2 in the last year, including a super-prime penthouse deal.
Avanton embarks on £500m London land buying spree
Property developer Avanton has amassed a £500m fund for "strategic land acquisitions" over the next three years, focused on build-to-rent projects in the capital.
Green light for Regal’s Hackney Road mixed-use scheme
Regal London has secured approval for revised plans to build nine apartments and a hotel in Hoxton.
Property developers to face two new taxes to pay for cladding scandal bill
Robert Jenrick has announced that residential property developers will face two new levies, starting in 2022, to pay for some essential fire safety works on high rise buildings, following 2017's Grenfell…
Jenrick calls in the Kensington Forum development
The Housing Secretary has waded into the long-playing planning battle for Queensgate and Rockwell Property's Kensington Forum scheme...
Webinar: Luxury property experts to explore what it takes to deliver super-prime developments
The Luxury Property Forum has assembled another strong panel of industry experts for February's webinar, which will focus on the tail-end of luxury property developments - how to deliver a completed project…
Octagon bolsters interior design team
The luxury house-builder is ramping up its in-house interior design team.
CapitalRise backs Holborn office-to-resi conversion
A property developer has secured a £6.7m loan to help fund the transformation of a former office building in Holborn into eight luxury flats.