As the price of commercial property in traditional London hotspots continues to rise, investors are increasingly looking beyond these prime areas in search of more attractive returns. This, according to the Farebrother and Union Street Partners IPD Centre of... Read More
Greater investor confidence is intensifying competition on London’s South Bank, says a commercial property expert who specialises in the market. “South Bank has always been a challenging market to acquire in,” says Alastair Hilton, a partner at... Read More
Nine Elms on the South Bank has released three new CGIs which reveal the scope of the transformation the £15 billion scheme will bring. The development will transform one of London’s last remaining industrial districts into a world-class destination... Read More
The Pan-European property investment manager Meyer Bergman has paid £300m for the Vinopolis site in London. It intends to build almost 200,000 sq ft of high-end stores on the plot next to the capital’s Borough Market. Meyer Bergman European Retail... Read More
According to a report from BNP Paribas Real Estate, Central London has seen one of the biggest declines in office vacancy rates since the year 2000. In regards to take-up, during the fourth quarter of last year, 4.49m sq ft of leasing was recorded,... Read More
Following Land Securities’ promise to place street food on the menu of its mixed-use scheme in Victoria, comes the news that the developers of Battersea Power Station are planning to go one better – by constructing a ‘street food market in the... Read More
Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s £1.3 billion redevelopment of London’s Shell Centre is to be challenged in the High Court, it has emerged today. The action has been launched by activist and writer George Turner who has previously questioned... Read More
Wandsworth councillors have this week given the green-light to plans to demolish Christies Fine Art Warehouse in Nine Elms. The storage facility will be replaced by a mixed use development as part of the ongoing regeneration of the former... Read More
Shangri-La at the Shard is one of London’s most hotly anticipated hotel developments, with its location at the top of Western Europe’s tallest building providing guests with panoramic views of the London skyline. However, it appears that guests are... Read More
Theme parks and attractions such as Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds are big business in the UK, with visitors pushing up profits year on year as they attempt to fill their leisure time. Now the UK is set to gain another themed attraction with a modern twist,... Read More
