Weston Homes exchange on Town Quay Wharf, Barking, in affordable homes partnership with Be First London Jun 6, 2023 Award winning housebuilder Weston Homes has exchanged on a new site in Barking, Town Quay Wharf, in partnership with Be First London, working on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council The site will be transformed into a £50 million (GDV) mixed-use development providing 147 newly built apartments and 1,000 sqm of commercial space with 42% affordable housing designed around a public plaza […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Council in strong position to deliver for residents after capital injection following sale of council-owned company Jun 2, 2023 Merton Council has today (May 31) published details of an £186 million capital injection in its annual accounts following the January 2023 sale of CHAS 2013 Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the authority. This puts the council in a strong position to deliver on its ambitions to build a better Merton, that everyone can take pride […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Blackfinch Property completes its largest loan to date with £20m refinancing deal in East London Jun 2, 2023 Blackfinch Property, a rapidly growing agile lender to the UK property market, has completed its largest loan to date, a £20m refinancing for a mixed portfolio of 54 residential and commercial properties across East London. The 24-month deal from Blackfinch Property will enable the landlord to continue to provide high quality residential and commercial properties […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
London’s empty homes could be worth £20bn May 31, 2023 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Westminster City Council are today calling for stronger powers to crack down on empty homes, as shocking new analysis by City Hall reveals an estimated £20bn worth of property is sitting vacant across the capital. The Mayor is calling it a scandal that there are an estimated 30,000 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
The GPA moves forward to complete new hub in Croydon May 30, 2023 The Government Property Agency (GPA) has achieved Practical Completion at its new Government Hub in Croydon, 2 Ruskin Square. The building will accommodate over 5,000 civil servants and enable the Home Office to migrate from three current locations in Croydon to the building in the summer 2024. Following the completion of Cat A construction, funded […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Greystar acquires site for a student accommodation scheme in Wembley Park May 2, 2023 Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality real estate, including rental housing, logistics, and life sciences, has acquired a site at Wembley Park from Quintain on behalf of its pan-European residential fund GEPE I for an undisclosed sum. Greystar will build a 20-storey purpose-built student […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Weston Homes to acquire 10.36 acre site in Thornwood village, Epping Apr 28, 2023 Leading volume housebuilder Weston Homes has exchanged contracts to aquire a 10.36 acre site in the village of Thornwood in Epping with plans to build Thornwood Park, a new £33.5 million (GDV) high-quality residential development providing up to 62 new family homes complete with gardens, landscaping, community orchard, parking and circa 4.7 acres of public […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
United Trust Bank funds £15m airspace developments for Fruition Properties Apr 21, 2023 United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £10.4m of funding to specialist airspace developers Fruition Properties to complete two new airspace schemes in London. The first is a development of nine new apartments over two storeys on top of a high-end print business in South-East London. Fruition Properties will market eight of the new high specification […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
272 new Council homes for Tottenham Hale Apr 19, 2023 Haringey residents are set to benefit from 272 council homes in the heart of Tottenham Hale, following a decision by the council to double the number of high-quality council properties on the Ashley Road Depot site. With additional funding from the Greater London Authority (GLA), the initial proposal to build 136 council homes has now […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Telford Homes and Notting Hill Genesis secure £66m forward commitment to deliver build-to-rent homes in London’s Royal Docks Apr 17, 2023 Telford Homes, Notting Hill Genesis and London BTR Investments Limited (a joint venture between EQT Exeter and Sigma Capital Group), are pleased to announce that they have exchanged on a £66 million forward sale of the Build-to-Rent (BtR) element of the Gallions Quarter Phase 2B site at Royal Albert Wharf, in the Royal Docks. Units […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
