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Taylor Howes appoints Jennifer Mainwaring as Head of Business Development
Mainwaring moves from David Collins Studio to the interior design studio as it takes on Chelsea Barracks and Holland Park Gate work.
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- Homeownership
Greenwich completes 452-home Kidbrooke Park Road council scheme
The Royal Borough of Greenwich says Kidbrooke Park Road is the largest new 100% social housing development in the country, with 452 homes for people on its register.
- Homeownership
Eight in 10 homes in London's prime postcodes sell below asking price, Coutts finds
Coutts says prime central London prices fell 5% in the third quarter of 2026, with homes selling at an average 10% discount to asking price.
- Investing
Tritax London Logistics Fund raises £400m in new equity
The fund's value is about £1.07bn at the end of the third quarter of 2026, and it plans to raise a further £150m over the next 12 months.
- Investing
Soho Society opposed archway in approved Soho Square scheme
Westminster approved the four-building scheme, which adds 2,477 sq m of internal space and a pedestrian route to Dean Street.
- Landlords
Haringey apologises to tenants after regulator finds 'very serious failings'
The council accepted the Regulator of Social Housing's findings in full and has commissioned an independent review of what it told the regulator.
- Landlords
Haringey Council given lowest housing grade over fire safety and repairs
The Regulator of Social Housing gave the north London council a C4 grade after finding nearly 4,000 overdue fire safety actions and a repairs backlog.
- Investing
Amey set for £42m DLR Thamesmead extension early works
DLR has chosen Amey Rail for an early works package worth up to £42m on the planned 3km Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead.
- Investing
Saba Capital discloses 5% stake in Derwent London
The US investor holds 5.091840% of voting rights in the London office REIT, mostly through a total return swap, a regulatory filing shows.
- Investing
London launches four-year framework for housing and regeneration design services
The A+U Framework lets boroughs and housing associations procure design and consultancy work, with a stated aim of opening more commissions to smaller firms.
- Landlords
Budget raises tax on rental income by two more points and sets Your First Home details
Chancellor John Healey confirmed rental income tax rates of 24%, 44% and 49% from April 2027 and a £140,000 income cap for the first-home scheme in London.
- Homeownership
Your First Home scheme sets £140,000 London income cap and £4.7bn lending
The government says buyers can use a 2.5% deposit and a 20% equity loan, with price caps of £650,000 in inner London and £500,000 in outer London.
- Investing
Royal London and Simten win planning for Soho Square redevelopment
Westminster City Council approved plans for about 55,000 sq ft of office space at the former 20th Century Fox headquarters and neighbouring Soho buildings.
- Homeownership
Grade II listed Malplaquet House in Mile End goes on sale for £2.2m
The 1741 Georgian townhouse has five bedrooms and about 4,400 sq ft over four storeys, and was hidden behind shopfronts for over a century.
- Interiors
Burberry to restore Regent Street flagship as Burberry House, opening autumn 2027
Burberry says the Grade II-listed 121 Regent Street store will be restored in phases and stay open during the works, with the 'Burberrys' clock returning.
- Homeownership
Notting Hill film house with blue door listed at $10.05m
The three-bedroom house used as William Thacker's front entrance in the 1999 film is on the market through UK Sotheby's International Realty.
- Investing
Delano London to open in early 2027 with 67 rooms and suites
The hotel overlooking Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park will have more than half its rooms as suites, plus a Mediterranean restaurant, Rose Bar and a wellness concept.
- Investing
£35.5m build-to-rent finance backs Earlsfield scheme
United Trust Bank has lent £35.5m to Dominus New Homes for Wandle Place, a 96-apartment development in Earlsfield with a gross development value of £51.1m.
- Investing
London luxury apartment sales above £5m fall 80% since 2023, Beauchamp Estates says
The agency says sales of new-build flats fell 87%, while the average price of £3,038 per sq ft between 2022 and 2026 has barely moved.
- Homeownership
London house prices fall 1% in year to September, Zoopla says
Zoopla's index shows prices down in 22 of 31 postcode areas in London and the South East, with the average London home at £523,100.
- Homeownership
Kensington and Chelsea tops ONS list of least affordable areas
ONS data shows a house-price-to-income ratio of 20.6 in Kensington and Chelsea, ahead of Richmond upon Thames at 14.5 and Camden at 13.8.
- Homeownership
Savills hires Simon Rosenblatt as director in St John's Wood sales team
Rosenblatt joins from Aston Chase after nearly 20 years there and will work with head of office Stephen Lindsay on St John's Wood and Regent's Park sales.
- Investing
Arada London applies for 720 co-living homes and 404-bed hotel at Elephant & Castle
The UAE-based developer has submitted plans to Southwark Council for two towers at 99-101 Newington Causeway, the former Salvation Army headquarters.
- Homeownership
Ormeley Lodge in Richmond, Princess Diana's weekend retreat, listed at £25m
The 10-bedroom Georgian and Queen Anne-style house of about 16,000 sq ft has seven bathrooms, a wine cellar and a self-contained guest apartment.
- Investing
MCR Property Group buys Holland Park hostel lease from Safestay for £3m
MCR paid £3m for the long leasehold and plans to refurbish the site and run it under a new brand, LOOP London, using its existing London hospitality team.
- Investing
Gardiner & Theobald leases 54,939 sq ft London HQ at 30 Finsbury Square
The firm will take 3.5 floors at MEAG's office development, with its lease starting in 2028 and staff due to move in during the third quarter of 2029.
- Mortgages
FCA: one in seven English mortgages tied to postcodes with flood risk
The regulator's analysis of public data indicates that high exposure to surface water flooding is concentrated in and around London.
- Homeownership
SNG launches Indigo shared ownership flats in Southall from £95,000
The one- to three-bedroom apartments go on sale on 31 October 2026, with a 25% share of a one-bedroom flat priced from £95,000.
- Investing
IHG signs 90-room Hotel Indigo for Kingston Bridge House in Hampton Wick
Westcombe Group's Acre Hotels Collection will convert the vacant former university building into a hotel and 22 residences, with opening planned for 2027.
- Landlords
Greenwich adds HMO conversion rules as Plumstead residents ask for more
Planners recommend refusing three HMO conversions under new rules, while a 150-strong Plumstead group wants a meeting with the planning cabinet member.
