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Land Securities has put its money where its mouth is by designating £200 million for new building schemes next year. The money will be used for two significant mix-used developments, which will ...
Land Sec earmarks millions for London developments
The Greater London Authority has offered a 20 percent discount on the Crossrail levy for new office space developments.The reduction will stay in place until the end of March, 2010. The GLA hopes that ...
Crossrail discount for new office developers
London mayor Boris Johnson has used his ‘call in’ powers for the first time since his election in May 2008.Despite both the local council and English Heritage’s opposition to the pla ...
Mayor approves controversial Columbus Tower
London mayor Boris Johnson has expressed his reservations over property investor Exemplar’s new mixed-use development, on the grounds that it will obscure the view of the Tower of London.The sch ...
Exemplar development concerns Boris
Questions have been raised at the news that the Prince of Wales apparently tried to influence the choice of architect for One New Change, Land Securities’ £500 million retail and office sp ...
Concern over Prince intervention at One New Change
Property developer and asset management company St Martins has gained planning permission for one of the last development sites left at Paternoster Square in London.Consent was given for a project at ...
Paternoster Sq plan gets the go-ahead
The Holborn Property Trust has been granted permission for a 300,000 square foot mixed-use development, occupying a block with a front on 50-57 High Holborn. The development is in conjunction with th ...
Huge new mixed-use development for Holborn
London Mayor Boris Johnson has expressed concerns at the existing proposal for the remodeling of News International’s headquarters. The newspaper publishing group is the British arm of media tyc ...
Boris gives thumbs down to Murdoch Wapping plans
Updated plans for London’s Battersea Power Station’s new development have been unveiled and will soon be submitted. Real Estate Opportunities have substantially altered their previous des ...
 New scaled-down plans for Battersea released
London and South East office space developer Stanhope has been granted planning permission for a large new project at 8 to 10 Moorgate Street.The 200,000 square foot scheme was initially recommended f ...
Controversial Moorgate development given the go-ahead