Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers – Hackney Citizen

Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers – Hackney Citizen

The disused site that volunteers are hoping to purchase, captured using a drone. Photograph: Jonathan Perugia The team behind plans for East London’s first wild swimming pond has launched a petition to... Read more »
South London developers to host Festive event for budding home buyers in Tolworth | Local News | News | Kingston Nub News

South London developers to host Festive event for budding home buyers in Tolworth | Local News | News | Kingston Nub News

Guinness Homes’ South London housing development, Signal Park, will host its second annual festive event for residents and prospective buyers on Saturday 2 December. The event will be held at the Tolworth... Read more »
‘Do we have to start packing now?’: Residents of ‘mutant’ flats fear having to move out after council ordered developers to raze South London tower blocks to the ground – even though estate agents are STILL advertising viewings for £1,200-a-month lettings

‘Do we have to start packing now?’: Residents of ‘mutant’ flats fear having to move out after council ordered developers to raze South London tower blocks to the ground – even though estate agents are STILL advertising viewings for £1,200-a-month lettings

Estate agents are still advertising viewings for the ‘mutant’ South London flats which the Labour-led council has ordered developers to raze due to a planning law breach, MailOnline can reveal today.  An... Read more »
‘I just found out my flat’s going to be pulled down’: Hundreds set to lose their homes after Labour-led council orders developers to demolish two South London tower blocks over breach of planning laws

‘I just found out my flat’s going to be pulled down’: Hundreds set to lose their homes after Labour-led council orders developers to demolish two South London tower blocks over breach of planning laws

A Labour-led council has ordered two tower blocks in south London to be demolished in a move that could leave tenants of the 205-flat buildings homeless.  The Royal Borough of Greenwich has issued... Read more »
Tower block developers scale back London projects over higher costs

Tower block developers scale back London projects over higher costs

Tower block developers are pulling back from London as the costs of doing business in the capital mount, adding to the mayor’s challenge in tackling the city’s chronic housing shortage. Developers submitted... Read more »
‘Rise in drinking at home, threat of developers and challenge to make money’: Understanding why London’s pubs are dying out

‘Rise in drinking at home, threat of developers and challenge to make money’: Understanding why London’s pubs are dying out

Merton’s oldest pub is easy to miss. Tucked away on a side street , the blue façade blends seamlessly with the rows of single-storey houses. Part of the reason you don’t notice... Read more »
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London Sky Pool slammed as ‘Dubai-on-Thames’ as developers struggle to sell flats

London’s Nine Elms Sky Pool development has been slammed as “Dubai-on-Thames” as just one in three homes have been sold. But Chinese developers R&Fsay its £100m sales in 2021 is “a strong... Read more »
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The Grand Designs South London water tower costing £2 million to renovate which developers couldn’t sell

Grand Designs is one of the nation’s favourite programs as much for the drama as the builds themselves. Presented by Kevin McCloud, the long-running Channel 4 series takes viewers inside some of... Read more »
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Developers plan to build student accommodation on top of warehouse – South London News

By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter An unusual proposal to build up to 900 student flats above a builder’s merchants in Paddington has been unveiled. It would see the Travis Perkins warehouse... Read more »