EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
DATA AND ANALYSIS: Private construction starts flatline in the capital
More than 28,000 private homes were started across London in 2017, a near flatline on the corresponding figure for both 2016 and 2015 (hover over the graph above to compare the number of starts from 2004-2017). In a slowing market, and with uncertainty around both the political landscape as well as the economy, a plateau in the capital’s construction programme (which was already at record levels) will be seen as a huge success.
Click here to explore more data on private homes consstruction in London
RETAIL: Electronics specialist Maplin goes into administration
Electronics retailer Maplin has entered administration. PwC has been appointed administrator to the firm, which has more than 200 stores.
Click here to find out more about this and the other retail company entering administration
RESIDENTIAL: Peadbody to deliver Battersea affordable housing
Peabody has agreed to deliver 386 affordable homes at Battersea Power Station, SW8.
Find out how long the project will take and the identity of the architect
SEE ALSO: Nine Elms: inside Battersea Power Station and the US Embassy
DIVERSITY: MIPIM can be part of the solution
In a few days’ time, 25,000 leaders from the international real estate community, city administrators and politicians from 100 countries will gather in Cannes to attend MIPIM, writes Filippo Rean, real estate division director, Reed MIDEM.
Find out what organisations need to do to be better placed to succeed in the future
EG AWARDS 2018: The judges give their views on what makes a great entry
From how to enter, becoming a partner to finding out what the judges are looking for in your entries this year, the new EG Awards website contains everything you need to know.
