This week's Round Up of the London Property Daily Brief brings together the main development, investment, construction and financing stories covered across the week.

Taylor Wimpey says it does not plan to build further London homes once current projects finish, as it argues that viability and returns in the capital have deteriorated. The Building Safety Regulator’s September applications rose ahead of the Building Safety Levy, while London remediation approval times lengthened. Westfield has opened consultation on a Croydon remake proposing up to four thousand mixed-tenure homes.

Also in this Round Up: Helix Construct’s administration halted work on six Greenwich council-home schemes; Harrow granted conditional permission for up to 1,058 homes at Poets Corner; and London Fire Brigade secured full permission to refurbish its former headquarters at 8 Albert Embankment.

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Taylor Wimpey chief executive Jennie Daly reportedly says the housebuilder has no plans for further London homes once its current projects are complete, as its capital pipeline runs down.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: Westfield consults on up to 4,000 homes in Croydon; Unite’s London student accommodation venture records another valuation fall; Berkeley and Long Harbour complete The Draper’s 370 rental homes at Beaufort Park; Martin Property Group acquires NCP’s business and assets; and CoStar reports Spotify’s Adelphi headquarters lease renewal.

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Brent has approved 505 homes in phase 4C of Berkeley’s Grand Union development in Alperton, with all homes in this phase designated for market sale.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: London Fire Brigade wins permission to restore its Lambeth headquarters; Brookfield enters English affordable housing through its reported acquisition of Ursa; Dominus seeks a buyer or funder for its consented Stratford student scheme; Legal and General Homes Modular reports a further loss; and TfL intends to award Amey Rail a renewals call-off.

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The Building Safety Regulator received 64 applications for new higher-risk buildings and conversions in September, while London’s median approval time for external remediation rose to 38 weeks.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: Helix Construct’s administration has stopped work on six Greenwich council-home schemes; Gamuda Land has secured Gateway Two approval for a 321-bed Stratford student scheme; the Royal College of Art has won permission for the next phase of its Kensington renewal; Soho Estates reports a £62.3 million pre-tax profit; and Lichfields estimates 19 London retail parks could accommodate up to 11,200 homes.

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Harrow has granted conditional planning permission for up to 1,058 homes at Poets Corner, with detailed consent for 530 homes and outline permission for up to 528 more.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: TAB completes £7 million of bridging finance for Portobello Road property deals; Peabody’s 658-home St John’s Hill regeneration reaches completion; Knight Frank reports £4.2 billion of UK build-to-rent investment in the first nine months of 2026; YPO selects 56 contractors for its estimated £5 billion Major Works framework; and Triton agrees to sell OCU to TDR Capital, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened a third consultation on rebuilding St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, with a proposed 800-bed hospital and expanded life sciences campus.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: proposals for up to 400 rental homes on City Road; Quantum Development Finance’s Goldman Sachs funding partnership worth up to £500 million; EARNZ’s conditional agreement to buy GEM’s London maintenance business; Knight Frank’s reported quarterly rise in prime central London values; and AD Education UK’s letting at Stratford’s Turing Building.

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This week's Round Up of the London Property Daily Brief brings together the main development, investment, construction and financing stories covered across the week.

London borough submissions set out a pipeline of more than 50,000 potential new council homes over the next ten years; the Metropolitan Police submitted all Grenfell Tower investigation files to the Crown Prosecution Service; and DBS and ING provided a £1.016bn development loan for the refurbishment of One Spitalfields.

Also in this Round Up: SEGRO shareholders approved the proposed Prologis combination; Arada submitted the first major planning package for nearly 1,500 homes at Thameside West; and the Home Builders Federation reported a sharp fall in detailed housing approvals, including a steeper decline in London.

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London Councils says borough submissions to the London Social and Affordable Homes Programme represent a pipeline of more than 50,000 potential new council homes over the next ten years, requiring £12.3 billion of grant funding.

Also in today’s London Property Daily Brief: the Building Safety Levy takes effect in England alongside changes to Right to Work responsibilities; SEGRO shareholders approve the proposed Prologis combination; Crest Nicholson extends its interest-cover covenant waiver to the end of November; Southwark officers recommend approval of revised Bermondsey Place plans; and Vistry is appointed to deliver 151 affordable homes for Notting Hill Genesis at Rotherhithe Reach.

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