Lewisham tower block burns – on Grenfell Tower’s first anniversary
PETALING JAYA (June 14): A 20-storey block in Lewisham, south London, caught fire early in the morning – on the same day of the Grenfell Tower fire’s first anniversary.
S P Setia, Sime Darby Property shares fall after Anwar said M'sia to probe Battersea deal
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): S P Setia Bhd shares slumped as much as 27 sen or 8% to RM2.
EcoWorld London launched
PETALING JAYA (June 8): Eco World International Bhd (EWI) and Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd have officially launched EcoWorld London last night.
PNB leases out London Aviation House office space to WeWork
PETALING JAYA (May 25): US-based shared office space provider WeWork Companies Inc (WeWork) is now Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) newest tenant at its historic Aviation House building in London.
JLL to launch London’s The Silk District project in KL
KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): London-based property developer Mount Anvil, in a joint venture with London and Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q), a housing association in the UK, will unveil a new collection of design-led homes in London’s Whitechapel, E1.
UK new homes shrink to 1940s housing sizes
PETALING JAYA (April 11): The UK’s new home sizes have contracted to levels seen during 80 years ago, underscoring growing concerns over small homes that lie at the heart of the country’s housing crisis, reported the South China Morning Post.
PNB sells London property
PETALING JAYA (April 2): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has completed the disposal of its 90 High Holborn property in London for an undisclosed sum, said its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar.
EWI expects ‘maiden’ profit in FY18, raises sales target to RM3b
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Eco World International Bhd (EWI), which is 27%-owned by Eco World Development Group Bhd, has raised its sales target for its financial year ending Oct 31, 2018 (FY18), to RM3 billion from RM2 billion previously, based on plans for its existing projects and additional sales it intends to achieve from its new Be Living sites.
Sime Darby and Battersea Power Station launch new retail mall in London
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Battersea Power Station Development Co is today launching London’s newest retail and leisure destination — Battersea Power Station.
London house prices decline fastest since 2009 recession
PETALING JAYA (March 13): London house prices are falling at the fastest rate since the 2009 recession, with its most expensive boroughs recording the biggest drops, reported Bloomberg.
