Skip to content | Skip to navigation

May 07, 2013 - Lucy Marston Grand Design ...(+) Read More...

Lucy Marston was announced The winner of Grand Designs 2013  on Sunday 5th May at show at Excel.

March 19, 2013 - A Parallel Universe ?...(+) Read More...

Most of us developers expend considerable energy moaning about difficulties with the planning system or obtaining funding.  Rest assured, it is often with good reason.  Let me just give a small example of the parallel universes that the private and public sectors seem to live in.

December 20, 2012 - Women on Boards ...(+) Read More...

Whether you think imposing quotas a good idea or not it is clear that we need more women role models in business generally and more women entrepreneurs. The more we do this the more we will assist growth. In these difficult times it is now more important than ever that British businesses benefit from the skills, abilities and insights of the whole population.

Residential, Commercial and Property Development News 
Scottish Widows completes almost £50m of transactions
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, on behalf of the Scottish Widows Unit Fund (SWUF) has completed almost £50m of transactions in central London it announced today.
Foreign investors continue interest in London
Total investment into the central London property market rose 9% to £2.91bn in the first quarter of 2013, research by BNP Paribas has shown.
KPMG appoints operator to Opal assets
KPMG has appointed Derwent Students to operate four Opal student accommodation properties in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool and Wrexham.
Hackett to relocate to Regent Street Ferrari store
Hackett is in talks to relocate to the Ferrari store on Regent Street.
Trinity Leeds sees record first month
PODCAST: Trinity Leeds registered the highest average spend of the Land Securities regional UK portfolio in its first month of opening.
Detailed plans for Television Centre revamp unveiled
Stanhope has today revealed detailed plans to redevelop Television Centre in London’s White City::160::into a mixed use development including offices, residential, a hotel and space for the BBC to occupy.::160::
Google’s new HQ to ::8220::challenge::8221:: traditional office concept
The head of real estate at Google has revealed that the firm's new £1bn HQ at King's Cross, N1 will "look to challenge" traditional office concepts.
Pullen case dropped
City of London police has dropped its case against former CBRE director, Matt Pullen.
EG takes to the skies
VIDEO: The need for aerial shots charting the progress of the world’s most prolific developments from start to completion is on the rise.
Strand block sold at 4.6%
Aviva Investors has sold the long leasehold of an office building on the Strand for a yield of 4.6%.
Berkeley and Redrow appointed to Boris' land procurement panel
Countryside and Bellway are among 25 developers named by Boris Johnson to sit on a new land procurement panel designed to make it quicker and cheaper for the owners of public land in London to bring forward land for housing.
Crown Estate gets hat trick of rural approvals
The Crown Estate has achieved three planning approvals this week, in Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Moray.
London & SE in line for store closures
VIDEO: Greater London and the South East could see the next major round of chain store closures as leases expire and come up for renewal.
Savills grabs London offices crown
Savills has leapfrogged to the top of the central London agent's league table in quarter one.
Brent dusts off Alperton regeneration masterplan
Network Housing Group appoints Hill to develop 440-unit scheme. Emma Haslett reports
Notting Hill joins GLA in £90m portfolio
Greater London Authority in first joint venture with housing association
Private thoughts: Stanford could look to US as model
Dear Andrew Stanford, Good luck in your new job as head of the government’s Private Rented Sector Taskforce, which you started on 1 April. I hope this is not a bad omen for you!
Q+A: Stephen Stone on Help to Buy
On 4 April, chancellor George Osborne launched the government’s Help to Buy scheme at Crest Nicholson’s Denby Bank development in Ripley. Property Week spoke to Stephen Stone, Crest’s chief executive (pictured), during the visit.
Reubens win In and Out consent
Billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben this week got the go-ahead to turn Piccadilly’s In and Out Club into Britain’s most expensive single home ever.
Housebuilders’ £1bn hand-out
Housing minister Mark Prisk this week revealed the recipients of a first tranche of £1bn government funding for build-to-rent projects.
Invesco makes new residential hire
Invesco Real Estate has appointed a new director of residential investments.
£115bn of homes empty in the UK
There are over 600,000 unoccupied homes in the UK worth over £115bn according to research by insurer Endsleigh.
Telford Homes enjoys ::8220::exceptional::8221:: demand
Trading Homes released a positive trading update this morning ahead of its preliminary results for the year to 31 March, which will be released on 29 May.
Persimmon sees 11% sales rise and praises government initiatives
Persimmon has completed £1.38bn of total sale so far this year ::8211:: 11% higher than the same period last year.
Permission granted for business park resi scheme
Planning permission has been granted for the creation of 146 homes at a business park in Cheshire.
Reuben brothers win Mayfair mansion consent
The former In and Out Club in Mayfair will be converted into a luxury mansion following approval by Westminster Planning Committee.
Prisk reveals £1bn build-to-rent recipients
EG Resi Summit: Housing minister Mark Prisk has announced details for the first tranche of recipients for the government's £1bn build-to-rent fund
Government unveils first tranche of £1bn build-to-rent fund
The government has announced details of the first tranche of recipients of its £1bn build-to-rent fund.
EG Resi Summit: Listen live
Housing minister Mark Prisk is speaking at the Estates Gazette Residential Summit this morning.
Grosvenor posts profit uptick
The Duke of Westminster's property group, Grosvenor, reported a pretax profits rise from £315m to £354.4m in 2012