Who owns London?
Property Week teamed up with Datscha to reveal which companies own the biggest chunks of land in the capital - and the results may raise a few eyebrows.
View ArticleWaterloo sunrise: Leake Street Arches
Locals are aware of the hidden gem that is the area around Waterloo station, but for the majority of people who pass through it en route to and from the South Bank, it consists of a series of seemingly...
View ArticleMood surprisingly relaxed at Mipim
At Mipim, you can usually gauge when the market’s about to hit the skids by the extravagance of the events and number of scantily clad women tottering around.
View ArticleBarwell says he'll stop making policy changes
At this year’s Mipim, the usual throng of council leaders were joined by a larger-than-usual number of central government representatives.
View ArticleSun shines at Mipim as senior leaders get down to business
What a difference a bit of nice weather makes. The mood at Mipim this year was far more upbeat than last year when ‘Washout Wednesday’ - and the then chancellor George Osborne’s announcement of a 1%...
View ArticleCroydon facelift pulls in new wave of investors
Croydon used to be a laughing stock. Seen as a drab, concrete backwater you merely passed through to get to and from Gatwick Airport, it was certainly not a place you would want to live, work or shop...
View ArticleMillwall regeneration: into the Lions den
It is one of the most ambitious regeneration schemes in London - and also one of the most controversial. In the past few months, plans by developer Renewal to redevelop a 2.5m sq ft chunk of land...
View ArticleProperty Awards 2017: judgement by day, party by night
The record field of finalists at this year’s Property Awards have been celebrated at the event’s launch party.
View ArticleEstate of mind: Richard Cherry interview
Political interest in estate regeneration comes and goes, depending on the fiscal position the government of the day finds itself in and, crucially, the personalities involved.
View ArticleProptech and agents: rise of the machines
Proptech start-ups are disrupting the established agency business model. Should the new generation of property firms be resisted - or embraced?
View ArticleThe great Brexit paradox
After all the brouhaha that followed the Brexit vote and faux ‘will she or won’t she?’ drama ahead of this week’s triggering of Article 50 (I say faux because only momentarily was there a suggestion it...
View ArticleOver but not out: Bernstein’s high hopes for Manchester
Today is Sir Howard Bernstein’s final day as the chief executive of Manchester City Council after 20 years at the helm.
View ArticleBelfast office market: Titanic opportunity
Thanks to foreign investment, a thriving knowledge economy and a looming corporation tax cut, Belfast’s office market is enjoying a renaissance just shy of two decades after the end of the Troubles.
View ArticleStars in our eyes: Property Awards 2017 winners gallery
The great and the good of property gathered at Grosvenor House on Park Lane for the Property Awards to celebrate the sector’s successes of the past 12 months.
View ArticleHot 100 UK office locations 2017
Property Week reveals the best office locations outside London, some of which may surprise you.
View ArticleA celebration of triumph over adversity
This week’s Property Awards were attended once again by the crème de la crème of the industry - who once again had to run a gauntlet of protestors to get into the event.
View ArticleConflict interest: Eyal Weizman interview
If you constructed a Venn diagram representing architecture, investigative journalism, acoustic engineering, human rights law and psychology, you would find a tiny area of intersection in the middle.
View ArticleMEES changes: Landlords still unaware of new EPC requirements
Landlords are still “complacent” about the impact of environmental regulations coming into force next April - which could well see more properties fall foul of the new rules than previously thought.
View ArticleThe Stage: curtain raiser
A Shakespearean theatre is poised to play an important role in a £750m mixed-use development in Shoreditch.
View ArticleThey wanna play the regeneration game with you
It’s a funny old game, property. You would think that when there is so much nervousness in the market, people would hunker down and stick to low-risk propositions - or taking a leaf out of Henry ‘Shed...
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