Property Developer News
Planning for the Future: Government reveals details of ‘radical’ reforms to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
This is "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War," declares the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the Planning for the Future consultation opens
Green light for developer’s plan ‘to build one of the most beautiful small towns in England’ on South Coast power station site
In Pictures: Fawley Waterside will deliver 1,500 new homes in a new "smart town" on the 300-acre Fawley Power Station site on Southampton Water, masterplanned by Poundbury architect Léon Krier.
Native Land rolls out boutique resi scheme in Marylebone
"TwentyFive" is a JV with The Portman Estate, designed by Stiff+Trevillion and MSMR.
Plans go in for major Edinburgh city centre development
Edinburgh's proposed New Town Quarter could deliver 300 homes, 100,000 sq ft of office space and a hotel on a 5.9 acre former RBS site.
John Lewis is considering turning surplus retail space into homes
"We are exploring with third parties the concept of new mixed-use affordable housing," says the John Lewis Partnership in a strategic review.
Property developer donates 16 modular homes for the homeless
Housebuilder Hill has donated the first batch of its "Foundation 200" free homes for the homeless, supplying 16 houses in Cambridgeshire.
Berkeley launches huge 26-acre East London regen scheme
Housebuilding giant Berkeley Group has launched sales at a massive £1bn resi-led regeneration project between Stratford and Canary Wharf in East London.
Fairway’s resi fund snaps up £70m-worth of PCL property from Grosvenor, as blue chip investors look for a safe haven
"In macro-economic terms, Covid is just about as bad as it gets," says Leconfield and Fairway Capital founder George Brooksbank
Northacre chalks up a £7m sale at The Broadway, noting ‘marked growth in interest from increasingly focused buyers’
"The last few months have seen a marked growth in interest from increasingly focused buyers," says the luxury property developer's sales chief, as he reports "another landmark sale" in Westminster.
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.
Plans go in for Grosvenor’s South Molton Triangle ‘pedestrian first’ reboot
Grosvenor has submitted a planning application for the South Molton Triangle, pitching to transform "a historic, but underused part of North Mayfair" into a "pedestrian first" enclave
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.