Developers

Notting Hill’s largest and most lavish newly-built mansion has gone on sale for £25 million. The 8,700 sq ft palatial property has a 21 metre swimming pool and a "James Bond" parking system, where cars are transported on hovering fully…
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A huge transformation project in Barking will see the east London town become an “urban village” with more than 1,000 new homes. Housebuilder Weston Homes has agreed with Estates & Agency Properties to acquire two neighbouring land…
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Harry Handelsman, the developer behind celebrity hotspot Chiltern Firehouse, the St Pancras Renaissance hotel and Ealing Studios, is bidding to build a Hollywood-scale film studio in east London. Handelsman, whose Manhattan Loft Corporation…
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A former warehouse building that was once home to the John Lewis department store has been transformed into 16 apartments and a penthouse. 19 Bolsover Street, in the heart of Fitzrovia, aims to combine Edwardian elegance with contemporary…
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UK property group Hammerson is fending off a takeover approach from French mall operator Klépierre. Klépierre said it approached Hammerson about a possible £4.9 billion offer, which would thwart Hammerson’s attempt to merge with rival Intu…
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Football legend Rio Ferdinand and Southwark Council are embroiled in a stand-off with an American property investor, who last week evicted football club Dulwich Hamlet from its grounds. Meadow Residential, which wants to turn Champion Hill…
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Property companies attending the high-profile Mipim real estate conference in Cannes next week have been told to be on their best behaviour to avoid a repeat of the Presidents Club scandal. Attendees have previously alleged a seedier side…
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Irish property developer Aidan Brooks has amassed a fortune worth £500 million, but the new owner of Brixton Market has humble roots. The 47 year-old started off installing TV aerials in his home town of Limerick, before moving into…
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Ten apartments in the world’s most expensive care home complex have already been snapped up by ultra-wealthy buyers. Apartments in the Auriens residence, which is being built on King’s Road in Chelsea, cost a minimum of £3 million for a 900…
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Property developers have been told to “do their duty to Britain” and build more homes to help people get on to the housing ladder. Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed plans to penalise developers who do not build homes quickly enough,…
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Some of the UK’s biggest cities are allowing developers to plan huge new residential developments containing little or no affordable housing, an investigation has found. In Manchester, none of the 14,667 homes in big developments granted…
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Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart is opposing what he has described as an “elitist” plan to turn an airfield near Chipping Norton into holiday homes and a classic car museum. Peter Mullin, an American millionaire, has lodged £56 million…
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York-based housebuilder Persimmon has slashed its chief executive’s bonus following an outcry over his pay deal. Jeff Fairburn, the boss of the FTSE 100 company, will receive £75 million worth of shares rather than £100m under the company’s…
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Martin Skinner, an entrepreneur, property investor and self-proclaimed petrol head, is raising money for charity by driving from London to Cannes in his customised McLaren 675 LT Spider. Skinner, the chief executive of Inspired Homes, is…
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New property development, combined with increased business rates, are forcing many of Britain’s small gig venues to close. The first ever UK live music census found difficulties from planning and new property developments affected 33% of…
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The airspace above an apartment block in an exclusive neighbourhood in Chelsea has gone on sale for £560,000. It means home buyers will have the chance to own a brand new two-bedroom penthouse flat in the area. The air and roof space above …
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