Southern fringe
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WorldRemit triples rent with SW1 move
Money transfer service WorldRemit is under offer to lease 25,000 sq ft at Land Securities’ 62 Buckingham Gate, SW1
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Shard recruits new tenants
Headhunter Robert Half is to consolidate its three London offices into a single new HQ at the Shard, SE1
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LandSec sells Castle Lane site
Land Securities has agreed to sell the site of a proposed £80m residential development near Victoria station to a Middle Eastern investor for around £26m.
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Plans granted for Kidbrooke Village extension
Berkeley Homes East Thames has secured planning permission to expand its £1bn Kidbrooke Village development, SE3.
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EG Question Time – London
Business leaders condemn political leaders over their handling of the housing crisis and even hint at an uprising
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Shell Centre appeal to go ahead
Permission granted to appeal against the High Court’s rejection of a legal challenge to the £1.2bn Shell Centre redevelopment
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Mansion tax beats right to buy
Labour’s mansion tax plan is more popular with voters than the Conservative’s Right-to-Buy policy, according to new figures from YouGov compiled for Estates Gazette.
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Briefing: Running costs
Since the first London Marathon, rents along the route have leapt as finish times have fallen
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Venn lends on Thames House
Debt fund Venn partners has provided Meyer Bergman with £13.7m in debt for the purchase of Thames House, SE1
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Bankside bought for £308m
A consortium of investors has purchased the £1bn Bankside scheme on London’s South Bank for £308m
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Albert Wharf all ship-shape for Ptarmigan
The London borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has approved plans for a £400m mixed-use redevelopment of Albert Wharf near Wandsworth Bridge, SW6.
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Infrastructure investment could boost London by £1.9tn
Investing in London’s infrastructure could boost the capital’s economy by £1.9tn, according to analysis by KPMG.