Bids are being invited for a derelict site in a prime position in Blackfriars - which comes complete with planning consent for a 53-storey glass skyscraper... more
Bosses at the Shard are on the lookout for jobseekers with a head for heights to work in what will soon become the tallest building in western Europe... more
The Peabody Trust is planning to add to the 19,000 homes it owns and manages in London, even before the housing charity completes a deal worth between £140 million and £150 million to buy 1300 rented units from the Crown Estate, which will pretty much soak up the allowable credit... more
A photograph taken from Parliament Hill — one of six protected panoramas — shows how Europe’s tallest building dramatically compromises views of London’s greatest landmark, St Paul’s Cathedral... more
It’s been a lean time for Britain’s building industry. But trophy City towers are at least one growth market as developers dust off plans shelved in the recession... more
The annual Forbes list of the richest people in the world is published and it is treated as gospel. Yet closer examination reveals all manner of imperfections... more
Zandra Rhodes has rather spoiled the surprise planned by the developers of the Shard of Glass, Irvine Sellar and his son James. The pair will reveal designs next month for three residential towers to the south of the 310-metre Shard, which is to be built at London Bridge station... more
As Simon Halabi is dropped from one rich list and his place in another is in doubt, his plans to renovate two of Britain’s finest buildings are now being questioned ... more
Bidders line up to buy the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square and turn it into what could be the most prestigious hotel and residential development in the world... more
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch.
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As the Electoral Commission investigates the way Ken Livingstone's re-election bid is funded, we reveal his personal backing for London's most powerful developers ... more
The clearest reason for forcing all politicians to be open about the sources and extent of their funding is to establish whether there is any relation between the money they receive and the policies they adopt... more
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