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Progress is being made in removing dangerous cladding from high-rise residential buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire. However, the pace of works has been faster in some types of building than others and progress in the private residential sector has... View Article

One of London’s leading developers, Canary Wharf Group, has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of its first private sale residential building in Canary Wharf’s newest district, Wood Wharf. The landmark building, designed by internationally renowned architects Stanton Williams,... View Article

Inland Homes has exchanged contracts for the sale of 94 plots at its flagship development site at Wilton Park in Beaconsfield to Bewley Homes, a specialist in high-quality developments. Avison Young acted on behalf of Inland Homes on the disposal... View Article

Please tell us about yourself and your role at Canary Wharf? “I am a qualified architect and have been for over 30 years.  After qualifying I spent all my time in private practice at a couple of major international firms,... View Article

The number of people embarking on a career in surveying continues to rise during UK lockdown, according to the latest data from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). In the institution’s 152-year history, assessment interviews for the Assessment of Professional... View Article

Moda Living (Moda), a leading developer, operator and owner of Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes in the UK, and joint venture partner Apache Capital have agreed a major corporate pre-let, signing 50 of 200 available apartments in the tower of the JV’s... View Article

Larkfleet Group, the Bourne-based housebuilder, has appointed a new chief executive as it prepares to triple in size over the next five years. John Anderson takes up the reins on 1 July. He replaces Karl Hick, the founder of Larkfleet... View Article

CALA Homes (West) has embarked on a partnership with a high-end furniture brand to bring a new dimension to selected showhomes across its portfolio across the West of Scotland. The award-winning homebuilder has linked up with Danish interiors brand, BoConcept,... View Article

On behalf of Convoys Property Limited, Farrells has been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Lewisham for the first phase of Convoys Wharf, a £1bn regeneration scheme on the Royal Docks in Deptford. As the first of 22... View Article

Construction output fell by 40.1% in the month-on-month all work series in April 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics. This was driven by a 41.2% decrease in new work and a 38.1% decrease in repair and maintenance; all... View Article

Lettings market activity has rebounded in the four weeks since the property market re-opened on 13 May, according to Knight Frank. The number of valuation appraisals for lettings properties in the week ending 6 June was the highest number on... View Article

Havering Council and Wates Residential have submitted plans for the Waterloo Estate in Romford, east London. The proposal – which is the largest council estate regeneration planning application to be submitted this year in London – will see 1,380 new... View Article

Offsite eco developer Project Etopia has today announced its acquisition of self-build specialist Tribus Homes.  The two companies formed a partnership under the ‘E-Tribus’ banner last year but Project Etopia has now purchased the company, including its manufacturing facility in... View Article

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project is delighted to welcome Simon Dudley, Interim Chair of Homes England, as Chair of the AIMCH Stakeholder Group. The stakeholder group provides vital two way engagement to disseminate project... View Article