A tiny top‑floor studio at Bernard Mansions, advertised for £2,295pcm with a mezzanine mattress and rooftop terrace reached by ladder, has reignited debate over what counts as a bedroom and the rise of ever‑smaller lets as landlords chase higher yields amid a housing crisis. In the heart of Bloomsbury, a…

The consultancy has appointed Mike O’Donnell as UK PMC lead, alongside Al Fernie and Jason Smith, signalling a targeted push to strengthen integrated project management, cost consultancy and construction management services across complex, capital‑intensive sectors following its recent combination with CBRE. Turner & Townsend has bolstered its UK project management…

A new planning application for the vacant 1980s Morley House at Holborn Viaduct signals a restart after nearly a decade in limbo, with Aukett Swanke replacing Eric Parry Architects to deliver a revised hotel design for StayCity’s premium Wilde operator and Altius Real Estate, alongside proposed conservation works to the…

McLaren Construction has been appointed to transform Heathrow’s Eastern Business Park into a 1.6‑hectare compact logistics estate of 32 units, using factory‑led steel and precast solutions, rooftop PV and trials of lower‑carbon concrete to speed delivery and reduce embodied carbon ahead of a summer 2026 handover. McLaren Construction has been…

Tenants in an east London glass‑fronted development say built‑in cooling did not work during recent heatwaves and that communal heat‑pump billing has left them exposed to higher, unpredictable charges — a problem campaigners say is widespread and under‑regulated. Residents of a glass‑fronted new‑build in east London say the promise of…

One of Britain’s oldest fly‑fishing clubs has sent a pre‑action letter accusing the Environment Agency of unlawfully abstracting water and devastating the only known brown trout breeding stretch between Ware and Stanstead Abbotts, warning it will seek a judicial review if flows are not restored. “At a time when the…

A confrontation at an Iceland in Sudbury Hill saw staff and a customer wrestle a suspected thief to a halt, a moment that comes as retailers and police clash over how to tackle soaring shoplifting — and as Iceland unveils a controversial £1 Bonus Card reward for customers who report…

Residents of Graphite Point and neighbouring towers describe intermittent water, broken ventilation and delayed repairs even as The Guinness Partnership secures millions in government funding and contractors for a long‑running remediation programme. Residents of Suttons Wharf in east London have painted a stark picture of life inside the estate’s tower…

Differing borough contracts and technical limits on motor assistance have left clusters of hire e‑bikes abandoned at west London bridge crossings, prompting calls for a pan‑London licensing approach to stop journeys being cut short at council boundaries. Commuters and weekend cyclists using west London river crossings have been met with…

The council has proposed widening a PSPO to allow fines for revving, racing and antisocial vehicle behaviour between midnight and 6am, backed by a major roll‑out of cameras, acoustic sensors and 80 new local officers — a move supporters say will curb dangerous car meets but critics warn risks civil…

Labour MP Dawn Butler’s campaign to curb the spread of betting shops has reignited a debate about the Gambling Act’s ‘aim to permit’ interpretation. Reform‑minded critics argue the answer is clearer, locally devolved rules, better enforcement and targeted funding for treatment — not more central control that risks stifling growth…

Newly publicised TfL data showing high use of concessionary travel has intensified calls — led by Reform UK and echoed in the Evening Standard — to reassess the 60+ Oyster and Freedom Pass schemes as council taxpayers increasingly underwrite fare shortfalls. TfL’s own figures have become the fulcrum of a…