EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
WATCH: Inside London’s newest street
Coal Drops Yard is the latest development to open at the regeneration of King’s Cross, N1.
LEISURE: Overseas investment in UK hotels surges
Savills said the third quarter was a bumper period for investment into London’s hotels, with £1.4bn invested in the capital.
RESIDENTIAL: Planning granted for more than 350,000 homes in past year
Private developers were behind the bulk of approvals, seeking increasingly larger plots for at-scale developments, largely in London and the South East.
INFRASTRUCTURE: Broadband costs slashed for small-scale developers
The move comes amid government plans to make full-fibre broadband connections mandatory for new-builds.