Good morning. Here is your AM bulletin, with the latest news and views from EG, as well as a few of the best bits from the morning papers.
Plans to get property developers to pay for for HS2’s London tunnel and station will fail, according to the National Infrastructure Commission chair.
Meanwhile, the prime minister is hoping to announce £30bn of investment to the UK following a summit with global investors. As part of that, Australian pension fund Aware Super has committed to a A$10bn (£5.25bn) investment in the UK and Europe through its newly established London office.
Richard Desmond is drawing up fresh plans for the controversial redevelopment of Westferry Printworks, E14.
And about 150,000 homes are still stuck in the planning system because of water pollution regulations, according to a new report.
Chicken chain Wingstop wants more shops, as does Mountain Warehouse. Let’s hope they don’t team up to serve Mountain Chicken.
Nearly four-fifths of landlords are in favour of raising minimum energy efficiency standards for homes, contrary to the governments recent U-turn on the policy.
While cash-strapped councils are resorting to handing out tents to people made homeless by the cost of living crisis.
The chief executive of collapsed lender London Capital & Finance is selling the luxury home he bought just before the company went under to fund his legal costs.
The Times talks to Canary Wharf’s Shobi Khan about why the under 35s “get” the estate.
While SEGRO’s David Sleath tells The FT (£) why warehouses are “a force for good”.
Rekom, Britain’s biggest nightclub operator, is swapping discos for bars as cash-strapped students ditch the dancefloor.
And finally, The KLF has gone into the care homes business. Yes, really. Perhaps it’s because the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu are now getting on a bit.
