Latest Developments

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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Property developer Pocket Living has signed a £9 million deal to acquire a site in East London’s Leyton, where it plans to build 200 new homes. It marks the developer’s biggest ever purchase and is part of its goal to build 1,059 affordable…
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The iconic Battersea Power Station is being bought for £1.6 billion, making it the biggest property deal to be carried out in the UK. It is being bought by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), alongside…
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Donald Trump has cancelled his planned visit to the UK in February because he is not a “big fan” of the new US embassy. The US president had been expected to cut the ribbon on the $1 billion (£738 million) embassy, which is moving from…
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Chelsea’s plans for a new £1 billion stadium could be derailed after a family living nearby claimed it would block light shining into their home. The Crosthwaites, who have lived in their west London cottage for 50 years, took out an…
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The former no man’s land between the edge of the City of London, Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout and Shoreditch is being dubbed the “unsquare mile” in an attempt to entice more buyers. The new name aims to focus people’s minds on the area’s…
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International luxury hotel brand Mandarin Oriental has unveiled plans to open a second hotel in London. Described as “an intimate, boutique property”, the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will have 50 guestrooms and suites, with a further 80…
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The billionaire Reuben brothers are to turn a former private members club in Piccadilly into one of London’s grandest hotels after winning planning permission. David and Simon Reuben spent about £130 million buying 94 Piccadilly, which…
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Croydon will soon be home to a £1.4 billion Westfield shopping centre after plans for the development were unanimously approved by councillors. Work on the complex, which will be London’s third Westfield, is scheduled to begin in 2019. The…
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Social media giant Facebook is said to be in negotiations to lease a new London office close to the planned UK headquarters of Google. The company reportedly intends to lease a minimum of 400,000 square feet (37,000 square metres) at the…
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Some DMZ'ers may have heard the term 'Airspace Development' before. Maybe you feigned knowledge and nodded when it was mentioned at a networking event, "yes, I know it's based around building in the airspace above properties and it seems…
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House builder Barratt has been ordered to double the proportion of affordable homes at a major development in north-west London as a condition of winning planning permission. London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan halted the 462-home development in Mill…
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Almost half of the 360 apartments in London’s Versace-branded skyscraper have been sold ahead of the 2020 completion date – further proof of the ongoing confidence in the capital’s prime property market. Construction of the 50-storey AYKON …
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Plans for the £500 million redevelopment of a former biscuit factory in Bermondsey, South London are expected to be submitted to Southwark Council later this month. Backed by Grosvenor, one of Britain’s biggest property owners, the…
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London apartments with a £2.3m Banksy mural on the outside have entered the market for £1,000 a week, with the full property being valued at a staggering £6.5 million. A building on London's trendy Portobello Road is being fully renovated…
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Battersea's long-awaited glass-bottomed "sky pool" will allow residents to swim from one building to another, enjoying dramatic London skyline views as they paddle suspended 10 storeys above ground. Completely transparent and measuring…
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