7/01/11 9:03 am

Three London town halls could be converted into hotels, as councils aim to rationalise their property in the wake of an average 4.4% cut to local authority budgets.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council is about to appoint Lambert Smith Hampton to sell the 19th-century Fulham Town Hall (pictured), pending a final cabinet …

24/11/10 2:11 pm

Drivers Jonas Deloitte has been appointed project manager for four London 2012 temporary venues.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Drivers Jonas Deloitte to manage Greenwich Park, the equestrian events and modern pentathlon venue, Horses Guards Parade where beach volleyball will be hosted, The Mall, which …

3/11/10 1:10 pm

A planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of Hammersmith town centre, including demolition of the council’s Town Hall extension.
Following three years of public consultation, the application has been submitted to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for the regeneration of the western end of King Street in …

LSE snaps up Land Registry Office Building for £37.5m
8/10/10 10:51 am

London School of Economics is set to buy the Land Registry Office building in central London for £37.5m.
The grade II-listed Lincoln’s Inn Fields head office is now under offer to the university which will use the site for academic and administrative uses.
The 85,000 sq ft Edwardian building at 32 Lincoln’s …

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7/10/10 11:35 am

A modified master plan outlining how the Olympic Park will be developed after the 2012 Games has been unveiled by the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
The plan has outlined a significant change in direction away from high-rise one and two bedroom apartments towards a focus on lower density family housing, which …

Kajima backs £150m Rochdale redevelopment
3/09/10 11:46 am

Kajima Partnerships has teamed up with Genr8 Developments for the £150m redevelopment of Rochdale town centre.
Kajima will provide the finance needed to reach the construction stage of the project, allowing Genr8 to proceed with its plans to develop a series of linked buildings containing 300,000 sq ft of retail and …

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26/08/10 12:50 pm

The demolition of two Trafford Council-owned buildings will commence shortly, paving the way for Altrincham’s £100m Altair development.
Oakfield House and the former Nationwide Auto Centre on Oakfield Road will be knocked down as the first step towards developing the five-acre site.
The site, predominantly owned by Trafford Council, is being developed …