Second-staircase rule is blocking 18,000 homes a year, Place Base warns
Property adviser Place Base is urging the government to raise the height threshold for buildings to require second staircases from 18m to 50m, as it claims the policy halts the…
Orega takes all of 20 Old Bailey’s fifth floor to continue London expansion
Orega has expanded its flexible workspace at 20 Old Bailey in east London, securing the remaining third of the building's fifth floor and taking its total space in the building…
Savills promotes Verdi to head of Mayfair sales department
Savills has promoted long-standing central London agent Nick Verdi to lead its flagship sales department in Mayfair. Nick Verdi Having operated in the capital’s prime and super-prime property market for…
Colliers hires Evans to bolster healthcare arm
Colliers has recruited Paddy Evans to join its 12-strong healthcare team, bolstering the firm's expertise in fund valuation, strategic advisory and transactional services. Left to right: Adam Lenton, Paddy Evans…
Academy of Real Assets to bring 10,000 young people into the built environment yearly
The Academy of Real Assets has announced plans to double its membership and introduce more than 10,000 young people each year to careers in property, construction and infrastructure by July…
Network Rail given green light for £1bn transformation of Liverpool Street station
Network Rail's £1bn transformation of Liverpool Street station has been approved by the City of London Corporation despite strong opposition. Image of the station redevelopment. Source: Network Rail The revised…
Oxford Properties gets green light for London Stock Exchange HQ revamp
Oxford Properties Group, on behalf of a joint venture with Hines, has secured approval for the redevelopment of King Edward Court in London's Paternoster Square. LSEG’s new HQ at King…
UK’s largest local government pension scheme backs Cambridge resi scheme
Boarder to Coast Pensions Partnership, the UK’s largest local government pension scheme (LGPS), will invest £70m to fund a single-family rental development in Cambridge by Bellway and Latimer. CGI of…
Sixty Sloane welcomes slew of retail and leisure occupiers
Bain Capital and CIT have secured a series of retail and leisure lettings totalling 15,000 sq ft at Sixty Sloane in Chelsea, London. Sixty Sloane The deals, facilitated by Savills…
Tokoro and GCM Grosvenor form £200m student accommodation JV
Real estate investment manager Tokoro Capital and its student management business Homie have formed a partnership with GCM Grosvenor (GCMG) to invest in the UK’s student housing market. The vehicle…