London Property News

St George, London’s leading mixed-use developer, has announced the opening of the Tesco Express convenience store at Beaufort Park, London NW9. The 3,726 sq ft (346 m2) store offers residents, visitors and the local community easy access to a wide range of fresh produce, magazines, flower and wines and spirits along with everything else you would expect to find from the UK’s leading retailer.

Leading developer Fairview New Homes is hosting an open day at its Escala 2 development in Gants Hill near Ilford on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of July. The event will give potential purchasers the opportunity to view the impressive Escala 2 development at first hand and discuss the range of purchase options Fairview can provide. With prices starting from £190,000 for a stylish North-East London apartment boasting tube access on the doorstep and just 4 miles from Docklands, Escala 2 is certainly a development worth seeing.

When it comes to the two main factors in buying a new home- price and location- young professionals are finding SE19 ticks all the boxes. Just a short distance to both city amenities and lush green spaces, Intro Homes’ The Point development in West Norwood, SE19 is a collection of 43 stylish one, two and three-bedroom apartments. Purchasers who act quickly will be making a solid, long term investment in a fine residential offering.

Buyers at Royal Arsenal in London, SE18 are benefiting from the development's location as a gateway to a world-class entertainment scene. Residents can sail to the O2 venue in just 8 minutes by taking the Thames Clipper fast ferry service, which departs daily from the on-site Royal Arsenal Pier. In fact, some residents can actually watch the Clipper pulling in to the pier from their property.

The North London Borough of Barnet is set to undergo dramatic transformation in what will be London’s largest regeneration scheme now that Boris Johnson has been elected Mayor, making it an ideal investment opportunity for savvy investors and would be home-buyers.

DBS Homes have reduced the asking prices of the 4 remaining apartments at Cranbrook Court, Croham Road, South Croydon by nearly 15% compared to the average price drop of only 11% for the area.

Buying property off-plan, or before a single brick has been laid, can seem like a daunting prospect, especially given the current marketplace. However, one developer believes that finding a distinctive development, in a great location, with unique features will still provide excellent rewards to the shrewd buyer that gets in early.

A spate of residential development in Whitechapel has resulted in the area evolving into a fashionable, cosmopolitan part of London, popular with young professionals. The arrival of new residents and the resulting changes in the area have had a positive effect for long term residents and businesses.

One of the East End of London’s least known dockland sites is being offered as a rare commercial and community development opportunity. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) and London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) have substantial funds allocated to site improvement and are seeking development partners to transform East India Dock Basin into a vibrant new visitor attraction. This will be the first phase of one of Britain’s largest regeneration projects, the Lower Lee Valley.

Property-seekers at Altius, George Wimpey's sought-after development close to the proposed 2012 Olympic Village in London, can benefit from reserving their home now with completion not due until late 2009.

In this current difficult economic climate, with much media speculation about what effect the credit crunch will have on the property market, first-time buyers are becoming more insistent that two factors are absolutely right before purchasing a new home – price and location.

On the day (Tuesday 8 July) that English Heritage launched its new Heritage At Risk Register, London Mayor Boris Johnson, announced that he would use the register to help bring London’s listed buildings at risk back into use as much needed housing. The Mayor has £331 million to spend in his Targeted Funding Stream for Housing and as part of that funding, £60 million has been earmarked for bringing London’s empty properties back into use.

If you’re looking for a luxury pied-a-terre only 14 miles and a short commute from central London, look no further than Bellway’s Hillingdon Gardens development on Hercies Road, Hillingdon.

Notting Hill Housing Group has completed contracts on Ivax Quays, a 13-acre waterside site in Newham, East London. The site, which is located in the heart of the Thames Gateway region, will be transformed into a thriving mixed-use residential, commercial and public realm community. Notting Hill London, the Group’s private sales division will be delivering a range of residential units, which will appeal to everyday Londoners.

Matt Curran, Senior Sales Negotiator, at the Townends Earlsfield branch took to centre stage on the first week of ITV's new Saturday night show, Who Dares Sings. The programme, hosted by Ben Shephard and Denise Van Outen, challenges 100 members of the studio audience to sing their way to £50,000.

Originally the vicarage to the church of St Mary Magdalene in Addiscombe, Croydon, this Grade II listed conversion building accommodates a studio apartment on the market with Townends in Croydon. St Mary's, as it is commonly known, still lies on the West of Canning Road in Croydon, with the old vicarage, now apartments, next door with the new vicarage in the grounds behind it.

It is surely every shopaholic's dream to be able to walk out of your the door and find quality shopping and entertainment on the doorstep - being only moments away from all of the essential shops, services, and facilities that not only make life easier, but fun as well.

Barratt West London's position as a leading developer was cemented when it won ‘Housing Project of the Year,' for Great West Quarter, in Brentford, at the highly respected Mail on Sunday British Homes Awards; an annual event which showcases the country's most pioneering house builders and architects.

With the recent unveiling of the £4 billion plans to regenerate Battersea power station, it’s an exciting time for Battersea which is set to become a popular address in its own right. For those keen to be part of its future, The Quadrangle, a contemporary development of one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses in the immediate vicinity of Battersea Park, has just launched.

Art Deco was a style that flourished through the twenties and thirties as stylistic changes occurred to many visual mediums. Inspired by the age of speed, architecture conceived during the Art Deco period consisted of simplistic and modern geometrical lines.

Quality, choice and convenience lay at the heart of the latest collection of new apartments in Great North Way, Hendon. Situated in one of the most vibrant areas of North London, Liberty Court offers an excellent selection of one, two and three bedroom apartments. Designed by award-winning architects, Wigley Fox, the development combines striking contemporary design and generous accommodation with a thriving location.

Knight Frank is pleased to announce that it will soon be opening an office in Fulham. The office, on the New Kings Road will be the 15th Knight Frank London residential office when it opens in September and the second to open this year following the launch of Belgravia in May.

Calling all golfers and would-be golfers. Barratt North London is hosting a special ‘golf day' at its exclusive Willow Grange development in Church Road, Watford on Saturday 5th July from 11am to 4pm. Golf professional Luke Miller, who teaches at The Grove, the highly acclaimed leisure hotel in Chandler's Cross, less than two miles from Willow Grange, will be on hand to help visitors perfect their chipping and putting technique.

On Wednesday 11th June, celebrity builder Tommy Walsh shared the limelight with Crown Green Mews, a development by Barratt West London of just 13 four-bedroom townhouses in Pellatt Road, North Wembley.

St George, London’s leading mixed-use developer is launching a new landmark Tower at Battersea Reach in May 2008. The impressive Tower will stand at 17 storeys and provide 40 highly specified two and three bedroom apartments and one magnificent penthouse. Each apartment will benefit from a private balcony or terrace providing stunning panoramic views of the River Thames from Putney through to Chelsea Harbour.

Parents looking to invest in a property for their son or daughter to live in while at university could find the ideal solution at a new urban development close to Brunel University in West London. One of London’s leading developers, St George, is building a wide range of contemporary new apartments at Parkwest, in West Drayton which are perfect for students as it is just a few miles away from the university’s main campus.

Living the London lifestyle in traditionally popular areas such as Islington and Battersea can be expensive, with the majority of apartments costing anything upwards of £450,000. However, by looking slightly beyond these well-known areas, buyers can still access the same pace of life and standard of living but get much more value for money.

Royal Arsenal - the Berkeley Homes (Urban Living) Ltd development in SE18, had some very special visitors on 4th July 2008. Twenty budding house builders from Blackheath Bluecoats secondary school descended on the flagship regeneration scheme in Woolwich as part of their GCSE in Construction and the Built Environment.

Royal Arsenal residents can look forward to the revitalisation of Woolwich Town centre, with ambitious plans in motion to transform the town into a high-calibre shopping and leisure destination.