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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to invest £140million into a new investment fund to support projects that will grow the capital’s economy such as business space, transport infrastructure and schemes to bring new housing on stream.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a programme to pilot bringing forward small publicly owned sites to boost the capital’s small homebuilders sector and increase the supply of new and genuinely affordable homes.

Everglade Windows has claimed the West London Company of the Year title at the 2018 West London Business Awards.

With Crossrail – the Elizabeth line – due to open in less than a year, GVA has published new research that shows its impact will be significantly greater than previously predicted in 2012.

The Mayor of London has published new analysis of the potential impact of Brexit on the economy, which points to a “lost decade of lower employment and economic growth”, and 87000 less jobs in London.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a package of measures to help protect and grow London’s street markets, including the creation of the London Markets Board, a team of industry experts and experienced business leaders.

GLA Economics has produced a London Jobs series from 1971-2015 for sectors and boroughs which sets out the methodology used to develop a borough by sector employee jobs series, and the properties of this experimental series.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched plans to establish Creative Enterprise Zones across the capital to help creative talent thrive.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched his Economic Development Strategy, which sets out how he will try to ensure that all Londoners share in the benefits of London’s prosperity as it grows.

More than 1,000 apprenticeships have now been created since the start of the Crossrail programme in 2009.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that Indian businessman, Deepak Parekh, is to be the first of a network of international ambassadors who will be tasked with championing London across the globe.

A new £25 million Government fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver the “high quality, well designed homes that this country needs”.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed ten new commissioners to the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC) following a formal recruitment process.

The shortlist for the London Planning Awards 2018 has been unveiled, with no place for any West London schemes.

Twenty two boroughs have bid to be London Borough of Culture in either 2019 or 2020, including Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says he has demonstrated his determination to get London building the affordable homes it needs by “ripping up existing planning rules and calling on homebuilders to develop sites at higher housing densities to substantially … Continue reading →

New measures to halt the number of pubs closing their doors across the capital have been set out by the Mayor Sadiq Khan in his draft London Plan.

Business Secretary Greg Clark has launched the government’s Industrial Strategy, setting out a long-term vision for how they believe Britain can build on its economic strengths, address its productivity performance, embrace technological change and boost the earning power of people … Continue reading →

Sadiq Khan’s draft London Plan, being published soon, will include new proposals to encourage Londoners out of their cars, doubling cycle parking requirements and forcing more developments to be car free.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has strengthened his commitment to protect London’s Green Belt and other important open spaces for future generations and set out plans to help make more than half of London green by 2050.