News Archive: project launches: 2009

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27, 2009 October:

A load of piffle?

In a bid to ensure a lasting legacy for London, Mayor Boris Johnson is in the middle of planning a £15 million monument to rival the Eiffel Tower, which will be built in the Olympic Park in time for the 2012 Games - but the tower already has its critics, who say that its design is going against Boris' former pledges not to litter London's skyline with any more tall buildings...

08, 2009 September:

French fancies

The latest exhibition in the market leading portfolio of French Property shows is to be held at Olympia, in London, on 11-13 September 2009...

Czech it out

A new mortgage comparison has been launched for people seeking to buy property in Czech Republic...

05, 2009 August:

Text to board

Boarding a plane will be as simple as receiving a text message from later this year as Oz airline Jetstar rolls out the invention of a 22-year-old tech entrepreneur...

Tax breaks for India

Real estate developers in India are to get tax breaks if they complete projects by March 2010 as part of a major stimulus drive by the Government to boost the country's recovering economy...

21, 2009 July:

World's most exclusive address

It's no secret that Russia is home to some of the world's richest people - so it makes sense that it is soon to be home to the world's most exclusive and expensive housing development - the average villa on the Agalarov Estates in Moscow will set residents back a whopping £10 million...

Woolies is back!

Woolworths.co.uk has gone live, offering over half a million fantastic products for British families to buy online and enjoy together...

17, 2009 July:

It's not so grim up North

Being a doppleganger for war-torn East Berlin in the Freedom Fighter film is one claim to fame Bradford would rather forget. Long the poor relation to trendy Leeds, perceptions of this racially-divided northern city are finally on the up, and East Berlin is but a distant memory. A £2 billion extreme makeover is in progress, and the city is ditching its down at heel image - and this week, funding for Bradford's six acre city centre park, which will hold the largest water feature in any UK city, was secured...

16, 2009 July:

Harlequin score in St Lucia

Harlequin Hotels & Resorts Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed a contract with Liverpool Football Club to create Liverpool F C soccer schools at each of its resorts in the Caribbean...

Dubai tower 'opens this year'

The Middle Eastern developer building the world's tallest skyscraper vowed yesterday to complete the tower by year's end, though the exact date remains uncertain...

07, 2009 July:

Beeny's back

TV personality and property guru Sarah Beeny has made her third major foray into the world of online ventures with the launch of a brand new site allowing homeowners to sell their property without paying any fees - TheMoveChannel.com takes a look at Tepilo.com...

03, 2009 July:

On the road to fame

An enchanting, largely undiscovered French village and its beautiful surroundings are starring in an innovative new web TV channel being launched today to promote a local builder's residential development...

Celebrity gone sour

You may think that everything celebrities touch turns to gold, but this is certainly not the case when it comes to some celeb-endorsed property projects in Dubai - angry investors are now demanding their cash back from the firm behind the Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker towers in the emirate...

26, 2009 June:

Millionaire saves Auckland

Auckland's largest failed housing project is about to rise from the ashes after a multimillionaire negotiated to buy it...

25, 2009 June:

New horizons for NewSkys

A joint venture has relaunched NewSkys as a fractional ownership property portal - TheMoveChannel.com and Richmond Green Group have combined their knowledge and experience in the overseas property sector to create a platform offering visitors the very latest in fractional news, advice and opportunities...

Winkworth opens in south west

Winkworth has continued its expansion with the opening of its first franchised office in the west country. A niche business, it will specialise in waterside properties throughout the south west...

24, 2009 June:

Tesco taking over

Tesco has announced a new sale & leaseback transaction involving £458 million of Tesco's property assets in the latest phase of its ongoing programme to release value from its UK property portfolio...

18, 2009 June:

A higher octave

Development consortium Vauxhall Bondway has submitted a planning application for a 149 metre tower, called The Octave, in London's Vauxhall area...

16, 2009 June:

South west's tallest tower

Developer Devington has won planning permission for a scheme in Plymouth which includes the south-west's tallest tower...

12, 2009 June:

Moscow's high hopes grounded

It was to be Europe's tallest building, but now comes news that the highly anticipated Russia Tower, which was planned for central Moscow, will never be built and the site will instead house a huge car park - a slightly less glamorous end to the monumental plan...

08, 2009 June:

Now easier to enter Kenya

Kenya's recently launched initiative that saw entry visa rates reduced by 50 per cent (children go free) until the end of 2010 appears to have had the desired stimulatory effect on the local tourism industry...

05, 2009 June:

‘Open city' in Rome

One of Rome's prime tourist attractions, the ruins of Nero's Domus Aurea, will reopen again in two years' time after work to make it completely safe for the public, officials have said...

Last build on Hampstead Heath

A new development - most likely the last on Hampstead Heath - has been launched onto the market in London...

02, 2009 June:

The world in a day

Fancy visiting New York, Paris, Venice and London all in the space of one day? If Pinewood Studios goes ahead with its proposed £200 million revamp that's exactly what you will be able to do - as the outlines for streetscapes come to life on a site next to the existing studios in Buckinghamshire...

New Black Sea scheme starts

AIM-listed property company, Bulgarian Land Development said it has raised sufficient finance to begin work on the first phase of July Morning, its 1m sq ft seaside development in Karvana along the Black Sea coast...

01, 2009 June:

Trump Tower fails to deliver

It's not often that Donald Trump fails to fulfill expectations, but, in the case of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Dubai, he has - the project has been suspended indefinitely and the site has been leveled...

29, 2009 May:

Bahrain launches Le Reef

The impressive £60 million freehold development Le Reef has been officially launched in Bahrain by Ahad Holdings...

28, 2009 May:

Ready to restart Macau projects

Las Vegas Sands Chief Sheldon Adelson has said he may have arranged financing necessary to restart stalled construction projects in Macau and the United States by the end of 2009...

19, 2009 May:

Flat broke? Try the £40,000 home

You may have assumed that snapping up a property in an expensive city for under £40,000 was an impossibility, but think again - Edinburgh Architect Andrew Stoane has designed a flat-pack home in a bid to make housing more affordable again - but, after the unpopularity of Ikea's flat pack ‘BoKlok' homes, will these fare any better?..

12, 2009 May:

Hide n' seek in London

Such is the need for more housing in London that a new scheme utilizing ‘hidden spaces' in the capital is being introduced in a bid to provide family homes for those on council waiting lists and for private first time buyers - if you don't mind living in an old laundry room or garage, that is...

11, 2009 May:

Brisbane's new ‘global drawcard'

The brand new Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, is expected to become a ‘global drawcard' on its completion, attracting visitors from all over the world with its striking, totally unique design featuring tall masts and wires...

Costa Rica's credit crunch

Property prices are falling and real estate developments are being delayed as the market in some parts of Costa Rica are affected by the global downturn...

08, 2009 May:

First franchise in Turkey

The Turkish property market has its first franchised real estate operation with the international company hoping to open 50 offices in its first year...

05, 2009 May:

A tree grows in Lebanon

Flying in the face of the global economic downturn is developer Noor International Holding, which is planning the construction of a huge artificial island shaped like a cedar tree off the coast of Lebanon, which is already being likened to projects in Dubai...

29, 2009 April:

Olympic media centre ‘weak'

The Government's architecture watchdog has criticised the ‘extremely weak' design of the media centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games...

27, 2009 April:

Refund for Dubai investors

If you have invested in a development in Dubai that has since been cancelled by the emirate's property regulators, don't despair - new rules have been announced that will ensure investors receive a full refund...

Asia goes carbon neutral

Central Asia's first carbon neutral residential property resort development is to be built in Azerbaijan on hills that will have panoramic views of the Caspian Sea...

17, 2009 April:

Reigniting the Lighthouse

Developer UK Real Estate has been granted planning for a 31,500 sq ft mixed use refurbishment and extension of a grade II listed landmark in London's King's Cross...

Empty nest syndrome

Temporarily converting empty shops into social enterprises, local art displays or learning centres will help innovative communities prevent high streets declining, according to Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears...

16, 2009 April:

Own a slice of paradise for £2,500

Castlemaine are delighted to introduce a range of 28 luxury apartments located in the beautiful resort of Vilamoura on the idyllic Algarve coast - here you can own a slice of paradise for as little as £2,500 with all costs paid...

Facelift for Knowledge Quarter

Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter is to undergo £2.8 million worth of public realm improvements...

Romania on hold

Large-scale property projects in Romania worth a combined £2.7 billion have either been scrapped or suspended, according to research carried out by the Ziarul Financiar newspaper...

15, 2009 April:

Brazil: a tough nut to crack

The Brazilian Government has, after huge amounts of speculation, launched a national housing scheme that aims to increase the number of homes available all over the country...

14, 2009 April:

Circus town

Trying to cross the street in Oxford Circus is tantamount to disaster - but now a Japanese inspired makeover will pedestrianise part of the Central London tourist and shopping hotspot, giving visitors the freedom to get around the area more safely and quickly...

Turkish delight at new marina

The Altinkum Didim Yacht Marina in Turkey has been in the pipeline for an absolute age, but the waiting is finally over - the £33.6 million marina will open next month, potentially giving a huge boost to property in the Altinkum area...

City of Angels flying high

Los Angeles has indicated that it could be heading towards a healthier property market with news that the first new high-rise downtown property development for twenty years - which will be shaped like a ship's sail - is to be built on the site of the 50 year old Wilshire Grand hotel...

09, 2009 April:

Library for Canada Water

Southwark Council has moved forward with its plans to develop a library in Canada Water after signing a £13.7 million construction contract with ISG Jackson this week..

06, 2009 April:

Bridging the gap

A total of 40,000 people will be employed in the proposed building of a bridge across the Messina Strait, linking Sicily to the mainland, Public Works Minister Altero Matteoli has said...

Indian development in jeopardy

The future of an £8 billion mixed use development in India is in doubt as the Dubai developer involves considers pulling out...