Developers

East London will soon be home to one of the world’s biggest Chinese embassies after China announced it is leaving its historical premises in the West End. China has been based in Portland Place for 150 years, but said last month it will…
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Apex Airspace, a company which creates flats above London’s rooftops, is set to propel its rooftop housing development plans after receiving a £6.25 million investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF). Founded in 2008, Apex buys unused…
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A luxury homes developer’s plans to build a Beverly Hills-style mansion on north London’s Billionaires’ Row are in jeopardy following a heritage row over the crumbling property that currently sits on the plot. Jon O’Brien, founder and chief…
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Ballymore, the Irish property development company, is seeking an investor to provide £150 million of backing for its first launch into London’s flourishing build-to-rent sector. The company, along with its Singaporean development partner…
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The majority of London-based developers think the outlook for London’s property sector is bleak, with many citing lower levels of development activity and unhelpful government policy. According to M3 Consulting’s London Development…
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Richard Reed, the multi-millionaire co-founder of the Innocent smoothie empire, has enraged his neighbours with plans to build a “sports complex” underneath his home in West London. Reed, who with his two partners sold the smoothie brand to…
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A penthouse in Dublin has gone on the market for €7.5 million, making it the most expensive apartment in Ireland. The roof garden penthouse is part of a residential development at Lansdowne Place, which features four penthouses ranging in…
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Audioboom, the podcast platform backed by Nick Candy, is on the verge of going bust after an acquisition and share placing fell through. The company, worth just £33 million, announced in February that it was proceeding with a reverse…
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Martin Skinner, the property developer and CEO of Inspired Homes, has chosen London’s Nappy Valley as the location for his new micro-home development. Inspired Homes has bought 177 Abbeville Road in Clapham, which has seen price rises of…
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London could create up to 300,000 new homes by redeveloping ugly Toys ’R’ Us-style giant sheds surrounded by half-empty car parks and scrubland, a think tank has suggested. Dubbed “boxland”, these sites are being inefficiently used for…
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Kanye West, the American rapper, songwriter and fashion designer, has revealed he is starting his own architecture and design company, Yeezy home. The rapper, who is married to Kim Kardashian, posted on Twitter: “We’re starting a Yeezy…
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Donald Trump has described the location of the new US embassy building in London as “lousy” and “horrible”. The US President, who is due to visit the UK in July, blamed his predecessors for the move from Grosvenor Square in central London…
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A pub in Notting Hill has been transformed into a five-bedroom, £17.5 million home with leisure facilities. Formerly the site of the Earl of Lonsdale’s favoured public house, 48 Lonsdale Road provides 6,225 sq ft of interior designed and…
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Candy & Candy, the luxury interior design and development business, reportedly made a £1.5 million loss last year. According to the Mail on Sunday, new accounts for Candy & Candy Limited, where Nick Candy is the sole shareholder,…
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Real estate lender Fortwell Capital has parted ways with Christian Candy’s CPC Group following a management buyout (MBO). Fortwell has been acquired by its current management, executive director Dan Smith and head of real estate finance…
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A Chinese property developer has made its first foray into the London market with plans for a £400 million housing project in east London. Country Garden, China's largest property developer, is planning to build 785 new homes in Poplar,…
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