Property Developer News
Urban Splash recruits RIBA director to explore ‘the future of how we live’
Suzy Jones has joined influential modular house-builder House by Urban Splash to helm a new "future living" division.
Sigma creates £1bn London build-to-rent venture
Sigma Capital has partnered with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with plans to deliver c.3,000 new rental homes in London over the next five years.
Native Land moves into Edinburgh, launching its debut development outside of London
Luxury London property developer Native Land has just launched sales at its first scheme outside of the English capital, marketing the first batch of apartments at its 152-unit scheme in central Edinburgh.
What does the future of the prime residence look like? Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on luxury property development
Knight Frank has looked into how Covid-19 is accelerating design trends and impacting housing delivery, suggesting some key evolutions for the future of the global prime residence.
Grosvenor launches property management business
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has extended its resi and commercial property management services beyond its own portfolio for the first time in 340 years.
Simon Carter to take over from Grigg as British Land CEO
Chris Grigg has announced that he will step down as CEO of British Land Plc in November, after 11 years at the helm. Current CFO Simon Carter will step up to the top job in November.
Developer takes on America’s prime resi enclave in Hong Kong
Ronnie Chan's Hang Lung Properties has paid 20% less than the low-end valuation for the USA's portfolio of six mansions overlooking Deepwater Bay.
Hill appoints a Head of Strategic Land
Former Wates and Barratt man Matt Tunley has been recruited to help realise property developer Hill's ambition to build 4,000 new home a year by 2025.
Hungarian resi development giant Cordia makes its first UK splash
“Our goal is to become one of the leading and most diversified residential development groups in Europe," says Cordia International's Chairman Tibor Földi.
Former Kier CEO joins Apex Airspace as Chair
Haydn Mursell has joined specialist London airspace developer Apex as Chairman.
Chinese mega-developer slashes all prices by 30%, potentially sparking a property price war
China Evergrande is cutting prices at all its mainland schemes by nearly a third as it tries to boost sales figures.
Guinness picks Ballymore for Dublin brewery site transformation
Diageo has signed up Sean Mulryan's Ballymore to develop the historic St James’s Gate Guinness brewery site, with an ambition to create a zero-carbon "visionary neighbourhood for living, entrepreneurship,…