Gener8 Development has submitted plans for a £60m mixed-use scheme in Rochdale town centre. The project forms part of the town’s £250m regeneration plan and will see around 200,000 sq ft of retail and leisure floor space for 24 units,… Continue Reading →

The Qatari royal family’s property company has gained planning to convert the US Embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square into a luxury hotel. Architect Sir David Chipperfield drew up the plan to redevelop the Mayfair embassy into a 137-room luxury hotel… Continue Reading →

Work have has started on site to convert the dated former office block ‘Berkshire House’ on Kings Road Reading into a premium student living development for Cityblock. The building, originally constructed in the early 1970s, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment… Continue Reading →

The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is calling for whole home retrofit to be a cornerstone of the industrial strategy and an integral part of estate regeneration plans. The call comes ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement as the refurbishment… Continue Reading →

Fit-out contractor Morris & Spottiswood has acquired Cumbrian property maintenance specialist LLED Construction. The £88m turnover fit-out firm, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Warrington, has completed a buy-out of the Carlisle business led by founding owner and former… Continue Reading →

Stortford Interiors and Parkrose win multi-million pound Kings Court residential project Stortford Interiors (UK) has been awarded a multi-million pound project by Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver bespoke interior fit-out and joinery packages for high-end residences at the new Kings… Continue Reading →

Providing valuable insight into how clients of all sizes find working with architects, the results of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) survey have been announced, after a taster session at Britain’s biggest construction event, UK Construction Week. Launched… Continue Reading →

The U.K. government has announced plans to spend £369 million ($458 million) to replace wiring and pipes on the property that are more than 60 years old. The overall design and exterior of the 775-room palace will remain the same…. Continue Reading →