Building smart places in South London

Building smart places in South London

Image source: istock.com/Jae Young Ju A partnership of local authorities is making strong progress in harnessing the internet of things on an Azure data platform, writes Tim Kidd, head of UK public... Read more »
City Hall doubles council home building target to 20,000 – South London News

City Hall doubles council home building target to 20,000 – South London News

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter Sadiq Khan has announced plans to double City Hall’s council house building target as he sets his sights on 20,000 new starts by 2024. The Mayor... Read more »
‘Trying before buying’ was key for one first-time buyer who found a flat share in the building first

‘Trying before buying’ was key for one first-time buyer who found a flat share in the building first

Urban fabric: Tanishq Jain bought in London Square Bermondsy (Handout) A popular strategy among the super rich has been to “try before you buy”, spending hundreds of thousands of pounds renting mega... Read more »
Insurer Hits Back At Property Developer In Building Claim

Insurer Hits Back At Property Developer In Building Claim

By Humberto J. Rocha (June 16, 2022, 3:41 PM BST) — An insurer has told a court that a property developer has not proved how it is entitled to £735,946 ($900,610) in... Read more »
Construction complete on Wood Crescent office building

Construction complete on Wood Crescent office building

The structural works to 1 Wood Crescent office building at Television Centre in West London are now complete, with remaining works underway for scheduled final completion in 2023 Wood Crescent office building is... Read more »
London investor acquires third Birmingham building

London investor acquires third Birmingham building

A London-based property developer and investor has acquired its third building in Birmingham. Consortia Developments has acquired the Colmore Place apartment building in the city’s Jewellery Quarter. The freehold of the grade... Read more »
Bizarre tiny building appears by bins in South London as Londoners joke ‘it’s up for rent’

Bizarre tiny building appears by bins in South London as Londoners joke ‘it’s up for rent’

A bizarre building has earned online recognition as Londoners joke it’ll be on the property market soon. The building is tiny and consists of just a small square footage and a door.... Read more »
Will this brute of a building herald a new assault on London’s skyline? | Rowan Moore

Will this brute of a building herald a new assault on London’s skyline? | Rowan Moore

There’s a bend in the Thames that gives special prominence to the buildings along it. Here, between Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges, the south bank of the river bulges outwards, such that anything... Read more »
Atomik Architecture updates west London school building with gridded extension

Atomik Architecture updates west London school building with gridded extension

Thorpe Lodge is a Grade II-listed building and the former home of Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944. Since 1958, it has provided an entrance to... Read more »
Building works to shut Hermitage Lane in north London for two weeks

Building works to shut Hermitage Lane in north London for two weeks

A road near to some of the busiest routes in north London is set to be closed for two weeks for building works. A notice from Barnet Council in this week’s edition... Read more »