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Siemens is set to begin work on a new sustainable development in Docklands having been granted planning permission by Newham Council. The project should be completed by 2012 and will include 1,997 squ ...
Siemens sustainable docklands building given the go-ahead
The coalition’s spending cuts are likely to mean a merger and relocation of two sporting bodies, UK Sport and Sport England. Both groups distribute National Lottery funding to sporting causes. U ...
Quangos merged for office space savings
The Crown Estate has just secured planning permission to redevelop two substantial office blocks on Regent Street. In total the buildings, known as W4 and W5 South, comprise 190,000 square feet of off ...
Crown Estate to develop Regent Street
A two-tower mixed use development for Vauxhall Island has received financial backing from the chief executive of Fal Oil. Kylun, the developer behind the plans, purchased the site from Watford Maritim ...
Vauxhall Island Towers receive financial backing
British Land is set to shift its focus upmarket to the West End. Ultimately the plan is to have more than 50 percent of its London office space in the West End; at present, the property company has ar ...
West End shift for British Land
Crane measure falls in Q1 | 05 July 2010
A regular survey of cranes on the London skyline has suggested that new office developments are continuing to decline, despite – or more accurately, the cause of – the rebound of the comme ...
Crane measure falls in Q1
Real Estate Opportunities (REO) are listing Battersea Power Station on the stock market in a bid to bring a partner on board to finance redevelopment plans. A planning application for the landmark pow ...
Shares in Battersea Power Station to be listed on London stock market
A surge in office building is about to take place in London. With the increasing demand for office space, London developers are willing to take the risk of speculative developments. This spate of offi ...
Increase in New Office Plans Across London
Plans for high-density office developments in Outer London have been shelved, due to lack of demand. Mayor Boris Johnson had created the Outer London Commission to address the needs of London’s ...
Suburbs offices mothballed
Legal & General and Mitsubishi have launched their mixed-use central London office space development Central St Giles. The new building is in a prime location in London’s West End, near to C ...
Mixed-use London development launched in Central St Giles