This article first appeared in EG (25/06/2020) It was 2008 when Argent started infrastructure works on King’s Cross. The world was just emerging from the global financial crisis and Argent was beginning work to transform one of London’s most unloved, rundown but uniquely connected areas into the commercial hotspot it is today – an area...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Planning permission to deliver a new neighbourhood park has been approved for Brent Cross South. Plans for Claremont Park – designed by Townshend Landscape Architects – include a range of features such as new play areas, park furniture, a pond, fencing and shared pedestrian and cycling routes. Some key design elements include: Space and equipment...

In June the team behind Brent Cross South, the 180-acre new town centre development north of Cricklewood, launched a £25,000 community fund to support local initiatives celebrating or improving the local area. It can now announce the first 10 projects to be funded via the pilot; they range from a scheme to build an exciting...