What’s in the City’s office pipeline?
London’s city core is on track to deliver a 10-year construction high. EG looks at the data behind the cranes currently dotting the skyline
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Deputy mayor puts focus on high-density development
Sadiq Khan is halfway through his first term as London’s mayor and is aiming to ramp up work on his promises to build more affordable homes in the capital. However, he is unlikely to hit his target of building 65,000 homes a year in the capital, his deputy mayor for housing has admitted.
The Bow Creek gold rush: hotspot or supply glut?
Major players are staking their claims in a little-known east London backwater, but with the potential for tens of thousands of homes, will Bow Creek be a developers’ goldmine or flood the market?
Overcoming London’s planning hurdles
London may be home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world but it isn’t easy to get planning permission. Law firm Hogan Lovells looks at the hurdles to building in the capital
Will Khan’s planning risk pay off?
Planning applications have started to fall at the same time as the London mayor’s affordable housing contributions and planning regulations are starting to bite. Are Khan’s changes leading to declining starts in the capital, or is he the victim of a London-wide downturn in the housing market?
Workspace splashes £76m for more Camden buildings
Workspace Group has acquired two more buildings in Camden, NW1, that form part of the Centro Buildings
Has Old Street’s evolution reached its peak?
From shabby fringe district to hipster haven, Old Street has long been the area of choice for some of London’s best-known creative occupiers. But how will the area fare as it battles with tight supply in the face of competition from up and coming tech hubs elsewhere in the capital?
London restaurant rents ‘unmanageable’
Research shows that 84% of London leisure operators feel that rents and rates could force them to close down or move out of the capital
Talk of a London housing price crash is nonsense
COMMENT: We are being confronted by headlines claiming prices for homes across London are falling at an alarming pace. Savvas Savouri, partner and chief economist at Toscafund Asset Management, takes issue with such talk.
Dealing with death threats and development, Sherin Aminossehe on the road from Whitehall to Lendlease
Sherin Aminossehe is relishing her new role at Lendlease as the company embarks on a series of high-profile – and controversial – schemes in the capital. She talks to EG
