London
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East India sale completed
Criterion Capital has completed on the sale of its East India Dock Estate to LaSalle Investment Management and Trilogy Property Advisers for £170m
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Tishman gets a bite on Verde offices
Pret a Manger has confirmed a 30,000 sq ft prelet at Tishman Speyer’s Verde development, SW1
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Daily coffee fix to help the homeless
Change Please plans to use the draw of a daily coffee to help provide the homeless with both jobs and housing.
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Costs of buying in London less than other world cities
Foreign investors have to pay less in costs to buy a property in London than in many other cities around the world.
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Competition watchdog highlights serviced office concerns
Serviced office operator Regus could be forced to sell some of its London leases after the Competition and Markets Authority’s first phase investigation of the company’s takeover of Avanta raised…
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Sir Terry Farrell’s plan for a low-level bridge across the Thames is simple, cheap and brilliant
Who is going to put up with a crossing that has the same effect as a neutron bomb over vast areas of both banks?
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British Land trims Blossom Street plans
British Land is set to revise plans for the redevelopment of a major site in Spitalfields, EC1, which have been called in by London mayor Boris Johnson after being rejected…
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Advice for the next mayor
Some question whether Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan will have the political or personal will to stand up for real estate
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Lipton’s towering ambition
City planners this week gave Sir Stuart Lipton the go ahead to build the tallest skyscraper in the Square Mile. He talks to Damian Wild about the new thinking behind…
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Big agents launch tech brands
This week Knight Frank became the latest in a string of big firms to launch a dedicated tech and creative business in London in an attempt to tap into what…
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Shard confirms Sapphire Systems letting
Sapphire Systems has taken a 15,700 sq ft letting at the Shard, SE1
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Start-up brews first tea pub
A start-up that plans to open the UK’s first pub for tea has appointed agents to source a London site for its venue