London Property News

Barratt has started work on a spectacular new apartment development overlooking a 55-acre park in South-West London. The project – called Parkside – is centred around a 23-storey curved glass tower in Wandsworth, London SW18. Designed for Barratt by architects Squire & Partners, Parkside is under way on a prime site alongside St George’s Park, on the edge of Wandsworth town centre and adjacent to the Southside shopping mall.

First time buyers are swift to take action when a great opportunity is presented, which is why half of the apartments at Barratt Kent’s Zen development near Crystal Palace have already been reserved.

Barratt has started work on a new development of 18 stylish homes in one of north-east London’s greenest and most desirable suburbs: Wanstead. The development – called Sycamore Villas after the trees that surround much of the site – is in a quiet but convenient location off New Wanstead in the Snaresbrook area of Wanstead (E11), close to Wanstead High Street.

The Berkeley Group triumphed twice at the 2008 Building Awards on Tuesday evening, the biggest construction industry event of the year, picking up awards for sustainability and its Central London Tabard Square development.

When corporate banker Nigel Barton decided to move up in the world, he did it literally – buying a stunning duplex penthouse ten floors up at Barratt’s spectacular Capital East development overlooking the Royal Docks in London Docklands.

Graduates Kelly McAree 22 and Gary McLelland 22 thought they could not afford to buy their own newly-built home unless they found one that came with a special first time buyer offer.

Barratt has started work on one of London’s key strategic regeneration schemes, the £160m transformation of Dalston, Hackney. The project will provide over 550 new homes, shops, a library and archive, plus a brand new station for the East London line extension at Dalston Junction.

Telford Homes’ landmark Queen Mary’s Gate development in South Woodford, London E18 is proving to be a savvy investment despite unsettled times in some areas of the property market, thanks to its high quality design, great location and proven track record of rental returns.

St George, London’s leading mixed-use developer, is delighted to provide a further 41 affordable new homes to the Notting Hill Housing Group at it’s award winning St George Wharf development in Vauxhall, SW8. To celebrate the occasion, Kate Hoey MP for Vauxhall will formally opened these affordable homes in Kingfisher House on February 29th.

There is something about having an internal staircase in a property that makes it feel more like a proper home. While a house is not an option in many very central areas of London, a duplex offers the perfect combination of contemporary, low-maintenance living, while retaining the feeling of being in a house.

Residents are now moving into Telford Homes’ Icona development, one of the first new developments on the Olympic park fringes to be finished and the end product is truly impressive. Architecturally striking Icona, whose colourful 18 storey elliptical tower Icona Point overlooks the Olympic park, aims to set the tone for the Stratford area, which is undergoing a remarkable regeneration in the run up to 2012.

Brand new detached bungalows are a rare commodity and therefore interest is expected to be high in the two, which are currently being built by award winning Silver Homes, at “The Russetts”, in Gladeside, Shirley, on the outskirts of Croydon.

Premier developer Oracle Residential has secured detailed planning permission for the second phase of the mixed-use development, Canary Central, located at Indescon Court, Millharbour Road in Canary Wharf. Indescon Phase II will incorporate two mixed-use residential towers rising to 32 storeys, providing 546 flats, apart-hotel, leisure and retail uses.

Inspace Homes and joint venture partner Your Lifespace will be officially launching NORTHPO1NT, a new development located in Islington, N1, on 27th March.

Barratt’s spectacular Capital East project in London Docklands has entered its final phase with the last of over 700 new dockside apartments now on sale. Three luxury penthouses – at prices up to £1.5 million – will provide a stunning ending to the five-year success story of Capital East.

When it comes to owning an affordable and secure home with minimal maintenance and maximum time to enjoy your lifestyle, apartment living holds the key. Once seen as the domain of young city professionals, contemporary apartments are now proving to be just as popular with different types of home buyer in all areas, as they seek to accommodate their busy lifestyles.

A new Barratt development in Walthamstow has won a top property industry award for offering outstanding value-for-money. Forest Place - recently completed on a well-known site off Fulbourne Road, Walthamstow – took the Platinum Award in the value-for-money category of this week’s Hot Property Awards, run by one of the UK’s leading property listing magazines.

The first collection of apartments has been unveiled at The Residence in Pinner to strong demand; over 30 visitors attended the launch and over 70% of the homes are now sold. The Residence is set to meet high purchaser demand in Pinner and potential purchasers’ can now visit the sales and marketing suite on Marsh Road, where they can view a chic show apartment.

EastSide, a joint venture in Bow, E3 between Inspace Homes and Your Lifespace, the private developer arm of Circle Anglia, received Platinum status at the Hot Property Awards 2008 in the ‘Community’ apartment category. The ceremony, held at The Waldorf Hilton in London on 7th March, was attended by many influential people in the house building industry.

Three developments built by Bellway South east have been given accolades in the HotProperty Awards 2008. In a ceremony held on 7th March at London’s Waldorf Hilton W1, Bellway South East won a Platinum trophy – the top prize in its category – for Meridian South a newly completed development in Hither Green, which was voted by the judges the best apartments for Commutability.

Just eight homes remain for sale at Barratt Thames Valley’s smart West Side development in Bourne Avenue, Hayes. All the apartments are now sold and those hoping to secure one of the remaining three and four-bedroom houses will need to move fast.

Tabard Square in London’s Southwark has been rated as one of the best new buildings in the UK, according to national charity The Civic Trust. Built by Berkeley Homes, the 1.2 hectare urban development, one the of largest mixed-use developments in London, has been ranked alongside historic developments such as The Roundhouse in Camden and the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank in the 49th Civic Trust Awards honours.

Investors at Parkwest, the latest West London development by St George, are already realising the benefits of an excellent local rental market in its commuter location of West Drayton, just 2 miles north of Heathrow Airport and 1 mile from Stockley Park.

Millennium House in the heart of Totteridge is truly a home for the 21st century in more than just name. As well as its striking contemporary architecture, it has more than a generous helping of state-of-the-art features such as air-conditioning, underfloor heating, video-entry system, an indoor swimming pool complex with electrically operated glass roof and 34ft cinema room.

Townends in Chiswick are marketing an apartment within a blue plaque mansion block, formerly a residence of E M Forster (1879 – 1970), a famous British novelist.