Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

Landsec’s Central London business continues to see strong customer demand

Landsec will host a Capital Markets Event for analysts and investors this afternoon at its London office developments, Lucent at Piccadilly Circus and n2 in Victoria, which completed earlier this summer. This will include an update focused on the operational performance of its Central London business. Since the end of March, customer demand for Landsec’s […]

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LDS Proposes 500 Additional Homes in Fourth Phase of Woodberry Down Estate Regeneration

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS) has recently submitted plans for the construction of over 500 homes as part of the ongoing Woodberry Down estate regeneration project by housebuilder Berkeley in north London. This submission marks the fourth phase of Berkeley’s ambitious 5,000-home masterplan which also features a 26-storey tower. The application to Hackney council encompasses the […]

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Legal & General Investment Management Acquires Premium Office Space in London’s Soho

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the office building at 30 Golden Square, Soho, London, for its open-ended UK Property Fund. Located in one of London’s most vibrant and highly sought-after districts, this premium property reinforces LGIM’s commitment to investing in high-quality commercial real estate within key urban […]

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Lendlease and CPP Investments JV to bring forward International Quarter London project

International real estate group, Lendlease, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have expressed a vote of confidence in the London office market through the establishment of a new 50:50 joint venture partnership dedicated to the development of a new office-led neighbourhood at International Quarter London (IQL). This partnership further builds upon Lendlease and CPP Investments’ […]

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Life sciences real estate investment within the ‘Golden Triangle’ totals £496m in Q1 2023

Investment into commercial real estate for the UK’s life sciences sector in the Golden Triangle, the area spanning London, Cambridge and Oxford and the UK’s leading market for life sciences and innovation, totalled over £496m in Q1 2023, according to leading global property adviser Knight Frank. This figure represents the highest first quarter investment total […]

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LLDC and Vistry Group form joint venture to deliver 948 new mixed-tenure homes in East London

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has formed a 50/50 joint venture partnership with Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes, for the delivery of 948 new homes in Pudding Mill Lane in Stratford. The deal sees the creation of a new residential and commercial neighbourhood, which will be brought forward over […]

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London Borough of Newham Acquires Harlow’s 172-Unit Development for Housing Project

London Borough of Newham has finalised the purchase of a substantial housing development in Harlow. This acquisition includes a fifteen-story block of flats, located strategically by the railway station roundabout between Elizabeth Way and Edinburgh Way, consisting of 172 homes. This development is conveniently situated near key amenities such as Addison House Surgery and Princess […]

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London chosen by Australian firm for first Pod Hotel development in their European expansion

LyLo, part of EVT, has kickstarted the global expansion of its innovative pod hotel concept and has chosen London as the potential location of its first European property. Appointed as sole agent, P-Three, the retail, leisure and placemaking agency, is initially focused on potential sites in Southwark, although other central locations will be considered. LyLo […]

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