Docklands News

Tower Hamlets approves Wood Wharf scheme

25th July 2014

Canary Wharf Group is to build more than 3,000 homes at Wood Wharf, on the eastern edge of Canary Wharf, after winning approval from Tower Hamlets Council.

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Plans submitted for £3.5bn Silvertown redevelopment

25th July 2014

The Silvertown Partnership, a consortium made up of Chelsfield Properties, First Base, and Macquarie Capital, has submitted plans for a £3.5bn regeneration scheme at Silvertown Quays.

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Developers appointed for Royal Docks floating village

25th July 2014

Boris Johnson has revealed that he has selected Carillion Igloo Genesis, an Anglo-Dutch consortium also including architects dRMM and engineers Buro Happold, to build a "thriving community" of homes, restaurants and offices on the waters of the Royal Victoria Dock.

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“More downside than upside risks” in London housing market

25th July 2014

Deutsche Bank has warned that “the steam is being taken out of the London market”, with house prices slowing down ahead of potential falls in the future.

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“Nimbies in disguise” thwart Boris's London housing plans

25th July 2014

Boris Johnson has accused some homeowners of dishonestly claiming they care about new homes being affordable or well-designed, when in fact they simply oppose new developments in their area entirely.

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London's new “tribes” of renters

25th July 2014

The Evening Standard's Lucy Tobin says that being a member of "Generation Rent" used to be something to moan about, though not now that the majority of city dwellers are a part of it.

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