London
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Galliard attracts queues with ‘Get on the Ladder’
Galliard Homes’ sale of one-bedroom studios in Hounslow, west London, attracted a queue of 200 hopeful buyers, some of whom waited overnight.
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House prices to rise 20% in southeast England by 2020
Savills is forecasting a more than 20% rise in house prices in the east and southeast of England by 2020, but somewhat more subdued growth elsewhere in the country.
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Olympicopolis plan to get £45m from private investors
London mayor Boris Johnson’s Olympicopolis plan has been promised £45m in funded from private investors, to add to the £141m of public funding already pledged by Chancellor George Osborne.
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Madelin crosses to British Land
The man behind the transformation of London’s King’s Cross is joining British Land to lead the development of its 46-acre Canada Water, SE16, site
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Kate Spade to launch in London
Lifestyle brand Kate Spade New York is to open its first London shop on Regent Street, W1
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Fosun floats Butterfly plan to City
Chinese conglomerate Fosun is set to unveil its first major development in the UK, a 400,000 sq ft office block in Aldgate on the City’s eastern fringe.
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Akelius buys £42m London resi scheme
Swedish residential investor Akelius has bought a London residential scheme in Hampstead, NW3, for £42m
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Vanke lands a role on the Stage
China Vanke is a new joint venture partner for the Cain Hoy-led consortium developing the £750m Stage project in Shoreditch, E1.
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Dilapidated Peckham prefab fetches nearly £1m
A prefab, three-bedroom bungalow in Peckham, southeast London, that has been empty for more than 10 years, has been sold for close to £1m at auction.
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Conservative MP puts second property up for sale
Conservative MP Adam Afriyie has put his Grade-II listed home in Old Windsor, Berkshire, up for sale at an asking price of £4.85m.
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C&W briefed on £265m City sale
Malaysia’s Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to market 88 Wood Street, EC2, for sale.
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London digs too expensive for British students
Too much of new student housing is unaffordable for domestic students, the London Assembly housing committee has warned