Zoopla signs new agreement with OpenAI
Online property portal Zoopla has signed a landmark agreement with OpenAI to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate innovation and change how customers search for properties. The agreement will give…
Zedwell to transform Trafalgar Buildings into hotel as expansion continues
Criterion Capital's rapidly expanding Zedwell hotel brand has secured planning approval to transform the Trafalgar Buildings adjacent to Trafalgar Square into a hotel. Trafalgar Buildings, London The Trafalgar Buildings hotel…
Helical’s Dibley becomes chair of the City Property Association
Nikki Dibley, senior development executive at Helical, has been appointed as the new chair of the City Property Association (CPA). Nikki Dibley Additionally, Simon Swietochowski, development director at BNP Paribas…
Hortons gets green light for 175,000 sq ft pre-let Leicestershire warehouse
Birmingham-based investor and developer Hortons has secured planning for a new 175,000 sq ft fleet management centre in Leicestershire, which has been pre-let to Toyota Material Handling UK (TMHUK) on…
Foxtons sales drop 35% amid slowdown in challenging market
Real estate agency Foxtons Group's sales fell 35% year on year in Q1 2026, with revenue down 10%, as new buyer activity slowed. In a trading update for Q1, Foxtons…
Visionary completes £25.5m loan for luxury London residence
Mortgage broker Visionary Finance has arranged a £25.5m loan for an ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individual secured against a £42.5m prime residence in Holland Park, London. The facility refinances the…
Hill Group and Pinnacle JV bags sites for 1,934 north-west London homes
The Hill Group and Pinnacle Investments' Dollis Hill Wembley joint venture has exchanged contracts for two sites in Brent, North West London, where it plans to develop 1,934 homes. The…
Octopus Capital funds two care homes in Stafford and Norwich
Specialist real estate investor Octopus Capital has agreed to forward fund the development of two care homes in Stafford and Norwich for Abora Developments, part of Xanadu Care Group. The…
Salboy launches aparthotel brand with first site in Cornwall
Property development and finance company Salboy Group has launched a boutique aparthotel brand called Hidden, with its first location in St Ives, Cornwall, Property Week can reveal. Salboy’s Hidden St…
Construction falls 20% as Iran war chokes activity, Glenigan finds
Data from insight and research company Glenigan has revealed that UK construction starts have fallen 20% year on year as the ongoing conflict in Iran “strangles” development. Its latest Construction…