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What is a Green Roof? What is Sustainability?

Green roofs are growing in popularity which is not surprising; they look great, they act as natural insulation, they keep energy bills low and they encourage biodiversity. What is green roof? An area on top of a building covered in vegetation to create insulation. Green roofs absorb around 50% of rainwater which significantly reduces the [...]

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British Land buy Virgin Active Health Clubs

Property development company, British Land plans to buy 17 Virgin Active Health Clubs off French bank Societe Generale. A spokesperson from Societe Generale said in the Telegraph, “Clearly health clubs is not in our core business; it is something we had in our portfolio in the past and since the beginning we did not want [...]

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The World’s most ethical real estate/ property companies 2011

British Land plc- A leading property development company based in London. British Land has significantly decreased its energy use across all its managed properties over the last few years and is committed to providing sustainable buildings. The company understands that buildings that are efficient, sustainable, and meet business needs have a competitive advantage. This year [...]

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British Land buys luxury Grenfell Island property in Maidenhead for £74 M

UK property development company, British Land recently bought the luxury Grenfell Island building in Maidenhead town centre for £74 million. The luxury office and leisure property which was completed in 2000 comprises of 113, 000 sq ft of serviced office space, available to rent on flexible terms. There is also 85, 000 sq ft of [...]

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British Land demolish listed Broadgate building for new UBS headquarters

It was recently announced that property development company, British Land and private equity firm Blackstone Group have been granted permission from the UK government to develop new UK headquarters for Swiss bank UBS in the City of London. However, the creation of the new UBS headquarters means demolishing 1980’s development- 4 & 6 Broadgate, designed [...]

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British Land win Sustainable Business Award for Biodiversity

Last month, property development company, British Land won the Guardian Sustainable Business award for biodiversity by creating green roofs on top of London properties. 201 Bishopgate and the Broadgate Tower, located in the heart of the City of London close by to Liverpool Street are two of the major buildings involved in British Land’s green [...]

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British Land- It’s about focusing on ‘high-quality retail and central London office space’

Over the last few years, retail stores have been hit hard by the property slump and this year, hundreds more high street retail stores all over the UK, such as Mothercare and Oddbins, have been forced to close. However, property development company, British Land who  own Meadowhall, are confident despite difficult times. Chris Grigg, Chief [...]

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British Land pre-lets 10 floors of office space to Aon in the Cheese Grater building

British Land PLC announced today that Aon Corporation will occupy the lower 10 floors of the soon to be completed Leadenhall Building (Cheese Grater) in the heart of the City of London. The 47 storey property will soon become one of the tallest and most iconic buildings in the City’s financial district. Completion is expected [...]

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