Barnet Council last night [17 March] approved a Joint Venture to take forward the future development of Brent Cross South, the 180-acre area south of the Brent Cross shopping centre. The new development will sit alongside Hammerson and Standard Life Investments’ redevelopment of Brent Cross shopping centre, connected via a new pedestrian bridge across the...

Airport City Manchester, one of the UK’s largest commercial development projects, has announced the creation of an in-house Development Management Team to oversee the next phases of the development project and has begun the search for a Managing Director and a Sales and Marketing Director. Argent, appointed to support Airport City Manchester in its initial...

The government announced the £371 million sale to AustralianSuper of its investment in the iconic King’s Cross development today, Friday 22 January. This multi-million pound sale of the government’s investment in the 67-acre site, which is being redeveloped with offices, residential and leisure properties, has delivered real value-for-money for taxpayers through a competitive auction process,...

Argent, the developer behind schemes such as King’s Cross in London, Paradise in Birmingham and Manchester Airport City, today announces changes to its senior management team. As Roger Madelin, Jim Prower and Tony Giddings retire, two new partners and four directors have been appointed from within the company to continue its much-respected urban placemaking. Michael...

Shortly after being released to the market, the latest office building at King’s Cross has been pre-let to Universal Music, the world’s leading music company, to become its UK headquarters. Universal Music, currently based in Kensington, has signed a long-term lease for the entire office space in Four Pancras Square, totalling c. 177,000 sq ft....

King’s Cross today sees the opening of a brand new Waitrose store, tapas bar and cookery school.

James Wates CBE has been appointed as a Non-Executive to Argent, adding to the Wates Group Chairman’s roster of professional responsibilities. With effect from 1 May 2015, Mr Wates will contribute to Argent’s strategic growth and performance as a London, Birmingham and Manchester-based property developer. His current credits also include positions as Chairman of leading...