03.06.2020
Homes England, the government’s housing agency, has agreed funding packages totalling £309 million to accelerate construction at three major London housing developments. The three schemes, in Brent Cross, Silvertown and Barking Riverside, have a total capacity for up to 20,000 new homes. The loan funding, from the government’s £4.5 billion Home Building Fund, will enable...
01.06.2020
More than 200 leading UK businesses, investors and business networks, including Lloyds Bank, Asda, Siemens, Aviva, Sky, Mitsubishi and Signify are calling on the Government to deliver a Covid-19 recovery plan that builds back a more inclusive, stronger and more resilient UK economy. Read the full statement here.
21.05.2020
Vattenfall Heat UK has signed an agreement with Brent Cross South developer Argent Related to provide low carbon heating to homes, shops, and other businesses in the redevelopment scheme in Barnet, north London. At 8MW, the network will be the largest installation of heat pumps in the UK. Working in collaboration with Argent Related and...
18.05.2020
Brent Cross South (BXS), the 180-acre new town centre development north of Cricklewood, is back with its Community Fund for a second year after a successful pilot in 2019. The BXS Community Fund has increased its pot to £30,000 to support local initiatives which aim to respond directly to the impact of COVID-19 in the...
11.03.2020
Leading urban regeneration business, developer and investor Argent Related has appointed an Office Leasing Lead for its 180-acre Brent Cross South project. Piers Nickalls will join the company in April from Savills, where he was a Director, and will take forward the leasing of the project’s 3 million square feet of commercial space, part of...
20.02.2020
Argent Related’s new residential Sales Suite has opened in Tottenham Hale. The Sales Suite is host to models, video and interactive content, and a display area. Drop-in or make an appointment with our sales manager Vatsal Dave to find out more about 1 Ashley Road, our first building to launch in Tottenham Hale, and the...
18.02.2020
King’s Cross will unveil a major public sculpture by Eva Rothschild in Lewis Cubitt Park on 7 April 2020. My World and Your World will be the artist’s first permanent commission in London. The sculpture will actively encourage interaction, making it a pertinent addition to the landscape of King’s Cross which, through The King’s Cross...
01.01.2020
Peter Freeman, who founded Argent with his brother Michael in 1981 has been named Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year’s Honours List, in recognition of his services to ‘Housing and Communities’. This Honour comes 24 years after the first industry-wide Property Week Awards announced Michael and Peter jointly as Property...
