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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
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
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
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
Beyond Lockdown: Versatile Apartment Design Post Covid-19
For the last 35 days, the UK has joined populations across the world and stayed at home. An estimated 14% (43% in London) of us live in apartments. Minimum sizes for new build apartments are typically 50 sqm for a … Read more
Beyond Lockdown: The role of a Property Manager
The effects of the COVID 19 crisis on the property industry and wider economy have been sudden and unprecedented. Even now as we enter the 6th week of lockdown the horizon is filled with uncertainty, and there is trepidation as … Read more
Beyond Lockdown: Key workers – Will housing priorities change post Covid-19?
The housing market has now been on hold for over three weeks due to Covid-19. As it is, transactional data from the land registry is on a time lag. The real impact on the market will be easier to decipher … Read more
Beyond Lockdown: Open Spaces in Urban Apartment Blocks
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of workers and their families around the United Kingdom to stay at home, is it time for new developments to re-consider the sizes and quality of private and communal amenity being provided for … Read more
Beyond Lockdown: ‘Good Growth for Central London’
Shortly before the full effects of COVID 19 were felt by households’ businesses around the UK, Merchant Land attended the launch of the ‘Good Growth for Central London’ report, authored by Arup on behalf of the London Property Alliance. The … Read more
Merchant Land becomes a partner in the emerging Aldgate Bid
We are pleased to have become partners in the emerging Aldgate Connect BID and are excited to contribute to its future successes alongside other Aldgate businesses who share a commitment to high quality public realm and economic diversification. This comes at an exciting … Read more
Democratising Designtech
Merchant Land welcomed the opportunity to attend ‘Democratising Designtech’, hosted by the Connected Places Catapult. The Catapult’s role is to support the growth of businesses with innovations in mobility services and the built environment. The event was held in conjunction … Read more