Property Developer News
Capco in discussions to offload Earls Court to Hong Kong firm
Capital & Counties confirms that it has received "a number of proposals" from parties interested in the 77-acre Earls Court estate, while it "continues to advance preparations for a possible demerger"…
RICS Awards: The Grand Final Winners
Berkeley Homes gets "Project of the Year" for its Woodberry Down regeneration in Hackney
Thackeray Estate rolls out new resi brand; debuts boutique scheme in South Kensington
Chelsea-based developer and asset manager follows up ten-unit project in Waterloo with a new scheme on Brompton Road;
Galliard & Apsley forge ahead with £500m Birmingham portfolio
JV partners have just launched resi sales in the first of five "London-like regeneration projects" in the UK's second city
Barratt brings in Building Relations to push London schemes
PR consultancy led by former Barratt Development media boss is now handling London as well as Home Counties projects for the major housebuilder
Developer bucks market gloom with £100m of sales in Notting Hill & Holland Park
More success for west London super-home specialist Graham Hedger; low-profile firm manages to spark top-end interest 'that many in the industry were saying did not exist'
Green light for Avanton’s £520m ‘Ruby Triangle’ in Southwark
Significant Farrells-designed scheme on Old Kent Road will deliver 1,152 new homes
Weston Homes looks to Manchester as it continues its large-scale recruitment drive
House-builder aims to hire 350 new recruits in the next 18-24 months, with ambitions to double in size in five years
Letwin proposes new ‘large site rules’ with a cap on land value uplifts
Enforced variety in housebuilding is the key to boosting build-out rates on large development sites, suggests Sir Oliver Letwin
Almacantar puts Centre Point sales on ice as uncertainty grips the market
Resi sales agents CBRE & Knight Frank 'stood down' at landmark West End scheme as developer 'sees no point in chasing a market that is increasingly detached from reality'
Consultation launched on upwards extension PDR & easier change of use
Government seeks views on new rights to allow greater flexibility for change of use, and to use the airspace above existing buildings for additional new homes and extensions
The Rise of ‘Necrotecture’: Half of London’s new-build homes are underused, claims academic
And 64% of London homes worth more than £5m are "empty", according to a new study by Rowland Atkinson, Chair of Inclusive Studies at Sheffield University