HS2 Chairman to speak at Economic Growth Conference Aug 21, 2019 HS2 Chairman to speak at Economic Growth Conference Joined on stage by council leaders and key project stakeholders Chairman of HS2 Ltd, Allan Cook, has been confirmed as the headline speaker at the HS2 Economic Growth Conference in Leeds on Tuesday, 3rd September. Allan will address over 400 delegates sharing his views on the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Calls made for ‘new towns’ in London – says geographic expert Jul 28, 2019 London must develop the urban equivalents of new towns around its transport hubs in order to help meet the capital’s housing needs, one of the UK’s leading geographers has told delegates at our London event. In a wide-ranging talk at the London Property Club, Oxford University Professor of Economic Geography Danny Dorling called for denser […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Modular housing approaching its ‘Betamax or VHS’ moment Jul 28, 2019 The modular housing industry is approaching its ‘Betamax or VHS’ moment within the next five years when a dominant model will emerge, Pocket Living’s Land Director has said. Nick Cuff, Land Director at Pocket Living, told delegates at our London Property Club that modern methods of construction (MMC) housing is still a “very nascent” industry: […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Johnson won’t trigger No Deal Brexit – says top economist Jul 28, 2019 The prospect of a No Deal Brexit has been dismissed by the business department’s former Chief Economist, despite Boris Johnson’s expressed determination to leave the EU by the end of October. Vicky Pryce, who is now Senior Economist at the Centre for Economics & Business Research, predicted during her opening keynote presentation our London Property […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Greater London’s Fastest and Slowest House Sale Markets Revealed Jul 16, 2019 Property Solvers’ latest data shows that properties in West London are selling the fastest. North London and Sutton were reported as having the slowest home sales markets over the last 12 months. Sell house fast firm Property Solvers most recent research has indicated that residential homes are taking an average of 15 and a half […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
WSP appointed by Transport for London on Ultra Low Emission Zone extension Jun 27, 2019 Engineering and professional services consultancy, WSP, has been appointed by Transport for London to assess the traffic impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone extension, proposed for extension in October 2021. Having gone live in April this year, the London ULEZ will expand up to the North / South Circular roads in October 2021. WSP […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Real estate urged to embrace diversity Jun 25, 2019 Real estate bosses may have to be prepared to fire employees in order to foster a more diverse work culture but should take care about promoting currently under-represented groups over the heads of more experienced male staff, our London Property Club event has heard. Amanda Clack, Head of Strategic Advisory at CBRE, outlined the conclusions […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Belt and Road Initiative offers rich pickings for UK financial and professional services Jun 23, 2019 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers opportunities for UK companies to help provide finance for the Chinese Government’s infrastructure upgrade mega programme. Giles Hutt, Professional Support Lawyer at solicitors Clyde and Co, told our London Property Club audience that questions exist over whether China has the cash to keep up momentum on the BRI, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘Time Out’ market to anchor Waterloo tunnel revamp Jun 23, 2019 ‘Time Out’ is bringing its food hall concept to London for the first time in currently disused tunnels underneath Waterloo station, our London Property Club event has heard. The company, which began life the publisher of London’s main entertainment listings magazine, operates Time Out Markets in a number of foreign cities, having pioneered the concept […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Network Rail and Kier JV exploring overtrack developments Jun 23, 2019 Kier’s joint venture with Network Rail is “looking seriously” at bringing forward over station developments in London having taken just a weekend to lay the concrete podium for its first such project. Tim Shaw, Head of Solum (the name for the joint venture), outlined the JV’s progress on its revamp of Twickenham station at our […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
