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11th March 2016
The latest phase of Ballymore and Oxley’s Royal Wharf project has gone on sale. Mariner’s Quarter is located in the Royal Docks estate close to Canary Wharf, part of a 1,000-acre development that includes 22.93km of river, dock and canal frontage. The first two phases of Royal Wharf, which will eventually deliver 3,400 new homes along with schools, shops, offices and restaurants, sold out quickly, and demand is certain to be high for the latest group of first-time buyer apartments and family homes.
The Wharf (07/03/2016)
11th March 2016
Details of a £1.3bn scheme to transform the south end of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park into a cultural quarter have been revealed. The project also includes a 75,000 sq m residential development, and will be funded by the government, London Legacy Development Corporation and the private sector.
The Times (10/03/2016)
11th March 2016
David Aaronovitch argues in favour of tall buildings for London in the Times. He says that it is the natural way for an overcrowded London to expand, where aesthetic preferences have always fluctuated. Additionally, the proposed projects are clumped together in clusters.
The Times (10/03/2016)
11th March 2016
The CBI has challenged London's mayoral candidates to make a commitment to build 50,000 homes a year to solve London's housing crisis and to help business attract talent to the capital. As part of its London Prosperity Agenda, the group wants a radical housing policy from the next mayor – including getting local councils to unlock public land for building and simplifying the planning process. Zac Goldsmith has pledged to increase housebuilding to 50,000 a year by 2020, Sadiq Khan has promised 80,000 new homes a year, and Caroline Pidgeon also pledged to meet the 50,000 total.
Evening Standard (09/03/2016)
4th March 2016
The first phase of homes at Notting Hill Development’s Royal Albert Wharf development will be launched on Thursday, March 10th. Located just next to Gallions Reach DLR station, the development is bordered on three sides by water, with the Thames to the east, Royal Albert Dock to west, and a lock to the south, and will eventually provide more than 1,500 homes, designed by Maccreanor Lavington Architects. The first batch of properties on the market comprises 350 homes, split into 123 for private sale, 73 for private rent, and 154 for a mixture of shared ownership and affordable rentals. Prices for the one, two and three-bedroom flats and duplexes start from £330,000.
The Wharf (01/03/2016)
4th March 2016
A report by London Conservatives claims that "pop-up" housing could cut the cost of London's rental market by a third. Factory-assembled units cost half as much to build as traditional methods and can be customised to match the surrounding area. They are also much quicker to construct. Tory Assembly housing spokesman Andrew Boff wants councils to use public land and small, disused sites identified by the London Land Commission for building pre-fabs.
Evening Standard (26/02/2016)