Two luxury penthouse apartments which have just been released for sale in the Vauxhall, Nine Elms & Battersea (VNEB) regeneration area of London, have attracted significant levels of interest from overseas investors and young professionals, bucking the belief that the prime residential market in the capital is in decline. The two apartments have been delivered by airspace development specialist Click Above atop an existing three-story development of 16 apartments which form an exclusive gat
The Negotiator believe Click Above's latest rooftop 'airspace' development is the first to be completed since the Government said it wanted to expand the sector. A developer in London has completed the first modular ‘airspace’ development to be built since the government announced six months ago that it was to relax ‘permitted development rules’ to allow existing buildings to have residential ‘top floors’ added. Called Corben Mews and located in South London
Joined up thinking and the potential of airspace development The potential of airspace development to deliver additional housing stock is something I am in no doubt of. With land, especially in major cities, in short supply and demanding such high values, creating additional capacity is not easy. Yet, there is a solution and it’s (almost!) in plain sight: the airspace above existing buildings. Simply, the construction of new homes atop the roofs of existing residential and commercial b
Head of Acquisitions at Click Laith Mubarak, spoke with Avamore Capital about how we are utilising innovative methods of construction to deliver homes. It is well known that the property industry is relatively traditional in its approach to technology but slowly, it is beginning to play a greater role in the development process. From online site searching tools such as LandInsight to clever room scanners like magicplan which help developers manage their space, the market is becoming incre
Are rooftop developments the answer to London's housing crisis? Are we looking in the wrong direction for solutions to London’s housing crisis? Airspace developers tell us to raise our eyes to the rooftops and imagine hundreds of thousands of new homes atop existing buildings – but to make that happen they need planners to share their vision. Imagine a world where there is enough space in London for the hundreds of thousand of new homes it needs – without building soaring sky
As London continues to wane in popularity for investors and renters alike – with increasing numbers of people moving out of the capital in favour of more affordable locations - towns along the commuter belt, such as Bracknell, Slough and Basingstoke, are fast coming to the forefront as viable, and increasingly lucrative alternatives. The Berkshire town of Slough is certainly reaping the benefits, having recently been named one of the top three commuter destinations in the UK. Also recentl
The property market has been relatively slow in adopting new ideas and technologies. Whilst developers are getting to grips with new apps and tools which can support the entire project cycle, the methodology used on site still has some way to go in terms of reacting to modern day techniques. Modular building is becoming more familiar but there are still big knowledge gaps, for those that are fully invested in the process, the benefits are huge and ultimately, it seems to hold the key for the fut
Find out how you can invest in Slough, ahead of it's expected boom! When the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought two slightly tired shopping centres in Slough, UK, for £130M in 2016, it was a bit of a head-scratcher. First, shopping centres. Even in 2016, before things got really bad in retail, global investors like ADIA were selling rather than buying shopping centres. And Slough? In the past few years ADIA has been buying and building in Paris, New York and other global gateway citi
Click Properties has harnessed off-site construction to minimise disruptions for building a number of up-market roof top apartments in central London. UK Housing Loan:- The UK seems to be dragging its heels when it comes to building homes off-site while Canada, Japan and Scandinavia have enthusiastically embraced the concept. We’ve been reluctant to stray from the comfort of solid bricks and mortar to timber framed homes where kitchen or bathroom modules are built in factories and slotte
The National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council announced the results of its latest survey about the use of offsite techniques in the construction industry this week. While most of those surveyed said they currently use offsite construction and will continue to do so, they also identified barriers to its wider use. In its Report of the Results of the 2018 Off-Site Construction Industry Survey, the council found that more than 87% of participants — construct
Click Properties is a private developer working in London and the commuter belt, established in 2011. Click Properties specialises in building affordable urban family housing and – together with sister brand Click Above – deliver airspace residential development above existing residential and commercial buildings. CURRENT ACTIVITY • Click Properties builds using Modern Methods of Construction and works with a range of different manufacturers.• Click Properties is currentl
Britain’s housing market is broken and in need of fixing, says PM Theresa May. Good news, then, that the sector is facing an “Uber moment”, says Simon Wilson. What is modular housing? New houses or blocks of flats that are largely constructed off-site in sections (or “modules”) and then put together quickly on-site. For many people, the obvious association will be with prefabricated – “prefab” – housing that helped meet Britain’s emer