London Property News

Barratt is continuing the regeneration of London's East End with two new site acquisitions in Bethnal Green (E2). With work already well advanced on the regeneration of nearby Dalston, Barratt will use the new sites in Dunbridge Street and Gossett Street, Bethnal Green, to provide 70 more new homes in stylish contemporary buildings.

City workers are pricing their homes to sell in areas of London with strong transport links to the City, such as Shad Thames, Wapping, Battersea and Clapham, bringing an increase in sales activity over the last fortnight, reports Cluttons.

The apartments at Fairview New Homes' Escala2 development have proved so popular with purchasers that there is now only one remaining! Set in a highly desirable location and offered for sale with this house builders' Flying Start scheme, interested buyers should visit the development now to avoid disappointment.

Rory Purcell owns properties across three continents. He has just purchased five, one-bedroom apartments at Barratt West London's Viridian development in Battersea Park Road in Battersea. Rory is a careful investor and researches diligently. He had identified the south bank of the Thames as a promising location. He then visited all the new developments in the area. Barratt and Viridian came out on top.

Linden Homes Chiltern is celebrating a fantastic sell out success at The Villas development in Barnet, Greater London. The Villas gave homebuyers the amazing opportunity of owning a beautiful home in an idyllic location with excellent communication links to London.

Swanky two-bedroom apartments are not always easy to come by, but this little gem would be a perfect way to treat yourself in the run up to Christmas. George Wimpey's SW12 development in Old Devonshire Road, Balham, offers incredible value for money - including the chance to grab an exclusive apartment before the end of the year for just £355,000.

Next Saturday 6th December, visitors to Handley Place, Barratt North London's smart new development in Frogmore, St Albans will have the chance to visit Santa in his Grotto and receive a small gift. Santa and his elves will be making themselves at home in a three bedroom townhouse, which will be decked out for Christmas.

Linden Homes is offering London home buyers the first opportunity to secure a property at its new development on Sandy Lane, Hampton Wick, which provides residents with stunning views over Bushy Park. Located within walking distance of both Kingston and Teddington high streets, and the nearby train stations, the new homes offer excellent links into central London.

The Landmark development, currently being constructed by Chalegrove Properties Limited, is a striking development of two shimmering, sleek residential towers in Canary Wharf, centred around a landscaped public piazza featuring a selection of shops, restaurants and cafés. The Landmark's 45 storey East Tower reaches 140 metres and when completed in autumn 2010 will feature the highest residential accommodation in London.

First-time buyers have limited time left to choose their new home at George Wimpey's Altius development, close to the proposed 2012 Olympic Village in London.

Nicholas Trimmatis has a dream of transforming Beaufort Gardens into one of London’s most exclusive residences. He believes it’s the last remaining undeveloped square of Knightsbridge and he wants to make it the jewel in the crown of the area.

Set within a prestigious gated development in St Vincent’s Lane in Mill Hill is an immaculately presented property, perfect for buyers with a view to a more idyllic lifestyle. This spacious two-bedroom, two-bathroom first floor apartment, created by Linden Homes around four years ago, is surrounded by unspoilt green belt land, providing spectacular panoramic views over Totteridge Valley.

For some house buyers, living in London is essential but not everyone wants to be surrounded by urban sprawl or listen to a 24-hour city soundtrack. Despite London's capital status, there are more peaceful areas dotted around, including Limehouse in East London. The banks of the Limehouse Cut are home to Caspian Wharf - Berkeley Homes (South East London) Ltd's development in E3.

The Royal Arsenal sales and marketing suite is now a complete one-stop property shop thanks to the arrival of letting agents London Stone Properties. The agency, who specialises in letting properties at Royal Arsenal and in the surrounding area, has set up a self-contained office within the Royal Arsenal sales and marketing suite, which is located off Plumstead Road at the front of the development.

Bryant Homes is offering customers the perfect opportunity to take an easy step up the property ladder - by matching their deposit up to 10% of the purchase price. The money-saving scheme, available at the leading housebuilder's development at Cricketers View in Beckenham, offers a helping hand to anyone struggling to secure a mortgage - and is ideal for parents looking for ways to empty their nest of overgrown offspring.

Allingham Court, Barratt West London's prestigious development in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, has secured no less than three top awards in two of the property industry's most prestigious award schemes.

St George is pleased to announce the launch of the MyChoice HomeBuy scheme at Parkwest, its latest development located in London’s Heathrow Quarter. The initiative, run in association with Catalyst Housing Group, is designed to make more new homes available to qualifying first-time buyers who are experiencing difficulty getting on the housing ladder.

Housebuilder Bellway Thames Gateway has been granted planning consent by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the re-development of a former scrap metal year called Island Site in Bow. The development, just off Tredegar Road, will house 86 homes set in three blocks, and will overlook the London 2012 Olympic Village.

A resolution to grant planning permission has been received for an important mixed-use project in Catford, South East London which is part of the London-Wide Initiative (LWI), a Government-backed scheme to fast-track more affordable homes for key workers throughout London.

Anyone buying a new home in the Lyndon Building at Queen Mary’s Gate, Telford Homes’ award-winning development in South Woodford, E18, up to the 31st December 2008, will have up to £5,000 worth of household bills paid for a year. With up to £5,000 saved, residents will be able to spend that extra money on furnishing their new home or simply treating themselves to more fun and leisure.

In their latest survey, RICS reported that the number of enquiries from new buyers improved for the fifth consecutive months and that enquiry levels are now at their highest level for 16 months. This increase of interest from buyers was noticeable at Belstone Homes’ recent launch of their brand new show apartment at their Signature development in Edgware, which was held on the 13th and 14th September and attracted over 35 people.

English partnerships, the Government-backed national regeneration agency, has awarded additional funding under the First-Time Buyers' Initiative (FTBI) to Barratt North London's Fifth Avenue development in Harlow. The scheme has already proved popular at Fifth Avenue, helping 39 people to buy their own home there. The extra funding means the housebuilder will now be able to offer 17 more properties under the scheme.

Barratt has sold out the first phase of 15 homes at Parkside, a spectacular new apartment development overlooking a 55-acre park in south-west London.

On Friday 14th November, from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Barratt Southern Counties is holding a James Bond-themed casino and cocktail party to showcase its popular Wimbledon development, SW19 Sanctuary. The first 50 to join the evening's entertainment and view the development will receive Odeon tickets to the latest Bond film, ‘A Quantum of Solace'.

Leading developer Barratt has been granted planning consent by Croydon Council to build 41 new homes on a prime site on Vicarage Road in Waddon, close to Croydon town centre. Derelict industrial units formerly occupied the 0.37 acre site, which is in a superb position overlooking Wandle Park and opposite Wandle Tram Line.