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Aldgate School Chromebook Appeal


Aldgate School Chromebook Appeal

We are proud to be supporting the Aldgate School with their Chromebook appeal which is centred around providing access to technology for children who currently don’t have the means to carry out their learning from home. Having been based in … Read more

Merchant Land Office Closure over the Festive Period

Merchant Land offices will close on the evening of the 18th of December and re-open on the 4th of January 2021. If you need to get in touch over this period, please contact info@merchantland.co.uk or call 0207 4884901 and we’ll … Read more

CPA Market and Policy Update Seminar


CPA Market and Policy Update Seminar

Katherine McCullough, Development Director at Merchant was pleased to be a panellist member at the recent City Property Association webinar ‘Market and Policy Update’. The key theme of the webinar was to assess the current state of the City of … Read more

Aldgate in Winter Festival at 33 Creechurch Lane


Aldgate in Winter Festival at 33 Creechurch Lane

Merchant Land are delighted to be hosting the Ald-Gate Lantern – built by the pupils of The Aldgate School Art Club– at 33 Creechurch Lane as part of the 2020 Aldgate in Winter festival. Aldgate in Winter will be a … Read more

Merchant Land is delighted to be hosting Leyden Gallery at 33 Creechurch Lane for a pop up exhibition this autumn

Leyden Gallery will be hosting an art exhibition for emerging artists including: Olga Goldina Hirsch, Salvatore Esposito, Andrew Downes, Claudia Luque, Ann Norfield, Kristina Page, Jenny Nash and Debbie Lee. Leyden Gallery is a nomadic and unique art gallery that … Read more

Building Stronger Communities


Building Stronger Communities

Merchant Land were pleased to attend and participate in the ‘Building Stronger Communities’ webinar hosted by the Aldgate Partnership a couple of weeks ago. The webinar focused on how Aldgate as an area is responding to the ‘new normal’, what … Read more

Boardroom Apprentice 2020


Boardroom Apprentice 2020

Katherine McCullough, Head of Merchant Land has been selected to participate in Northern Ireland’s 2020 Boardroom Apprentice. The unique programme, which is supported by the Department of Finance, supports boardroom apprentices to take a seat at one of over 50 … Read more

Offices fit for Aldgate’s Future


Offices fit for Aldgate’s Future

During these unprecedented times, we are pleased to submit revised plans for a new finely designed 20 storey commercial building to help meet the future demand for quality office space in Aldgate. You can learn more about these proposals by … Read more

Building Skills for the future


Building Skills for the future

As a company that has always employed a small diverse team, we were pleased to attend the London Property Alliance’s launch webinar for their latest research report ‘Building Skills for the Future: A Survey of the Central London Real Estate … Read more

Build, Build, Build


Build, Build, Build

Merchant Land cautiously welcomes the recent announcement from the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on the most radical reforms to the planning system since the Second World War as well as a package of measures to support home building across England, … Read more

The Power of Social Housing


The Power of Social Housing

Merchant Land were pleased to attend the ‘Power of Social Housing’ webinar which was part of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) digital 2020 last month. The discussion was based around the delivery and design of new social housing across … Read more

Beyond Lockdown: Housing for Older Londoners

London is often seen as a young person’s city. But the over 65s are the fastest growing age group and numbers are projected to increase by 25% over the next 10 years. Meeting the needs of this diverse group presents … Read more