Property Developer News
Rocket installs ‘vertical urban farm’ at its Atlas tower in Shoreditch
Urban farm business Infarm to open its first UK outpost.
2019 is ‘the year of the tall building’: London’s skyscraper count to double by 2030
541 new skyscrapers are in London's development pipeline, and a record 76 are set to complete this year.
Developers double the resi element at Bishopsgate Goodsyard
JV partners Hammerson and Ballymore have bumped the number of residential units at the ten-acre Shoreditch scheme back up to 500.
Westcombe secures £16.7m for West London resi projects
Family-run developer will use capital from OakNorth Bank to fund two resi schemes, in Isleworth and Northwood.
Property chiefs help cook up solutions to tackle youth homelessness
Head honchos from some of London's top property firms gathered last week to help raise funds and awareness for New Horizon Youth Centre, the capital’s leading day centre for homeless 16 to 21 year olds.
High-value fixer-uppers help Savills auction reach over £30m
Notable sales at Savills' February property auction include The Hoo in Hampstead, which offers some significant potential for a residential conversion.
Revenues & profits climb for Taylor Wimpey
House-builder reports 'another strong year' in 2018 and 'a very positive start to 2019'.
Crest Nicholson names new finance chief
Housebuilder hires Sainsbury's former Director of Group Finance, Duncan Cooper.
Taylor Wimpey picks Harrods for central London development showcase
Developer TWCL goes on a month-long marketing push, showcasing its central London schemes in the Knightsbridge department store.
Reinventing Queensway: Three schemes set to turn a Bayswater thoroughfare into one of London’s top addresses
Fenton Whelan, Meyer Bergman (with Finchatton) and Bourne Capital are bringing forward ambitious high-end developments along Queensway in W2.
Galliard moves into commercial property with workspace offering to tempt BtL investors
The new '£100m' Evolve business 'moves [Galliard's] buy-to-let investment work into the commercial property sector'.
Britain’s homes are ‘not fit for the future’, warns Gummer’s Committee on Climate Change
We are not 'adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change', warns the CCC, 'both in terms of reducing emissions from UK homes and ensuring homes are adequately prepared for the impacts of climate…