On 24th March 2022, elections for 100 Common Councillors were held across the Square Mile to decide who will represent City workers and residents for the next three years, as we work to rebuild from the pandemic. 

The City of...

Today is a historic day as the business community within Fleet Street Quarter (FSQ) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing a Business Improvement District  (BID) for the area. The area which will now see substantial inward investment and...

New vision launched to create a greener, more welcoming area as London gears up for recovery

A partnership representing businesses across Fleet Street and its environs has launched an ambitious blueprint for enhancing public...

We are delighted to be supporting Crisis At Christmas this year, by volunteering at their Christmas hotels.

2021 has continued to be difficult for lots of us due to the ongoing pandemic. More than ever, we have been reminded how much...

Thames Freeport will turbocharge the region’s green energy credentials, inject billions into the economy and help level up the region by creating jobs and opportunities for local talent.

Thames Freeport has opened for business and...

An office-led development on Holborn Viaduct has been given the green light by the City of London Corporation. The scheme sits across two levels on Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Street. The scheme will stand 10 floors tall on Holborn Viaduct and 12 floors on...

The London Legacy Development Corporation Board and the Mayor of London has appointed Martha Grekos on the London Legacy Development Corporation Planning Decisions Committee. 

The...

The City Corporation’s planning and transportation committee supported the plans by CO-RE for a new 21-storey office development at the former Daily Express building on Fleet Street which will transform this building into a place for social and educational outreach,...

The Fleet Street Quarter was delighted to hear that plans by Fletcher Priest for a 13-storey office building have been given the green light by City of London’ s Planning and Transport Committee

Martha Grekos, Chair of Public Realm...

The go-ahead has been given for the refurbishment of Northcliffe House, the former Fleet Street home to the offices and printing presses of the Daily Mail newspaper until the late 1980s – sitting within the Whitefriars Conservation Area as a Grade II listed...

Martha Grekos has been shortlisted in the category of 'Entrepreneur of the Year' for the Property Awards 2021. 

The Property Awards, a Property Week event, are the UK’s leading and most prestigious annual awards dedicated to the...

Today, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) published a new global guidance on the measurement of development land from purchase to planning, construction and sale. 

The...

The new Local Plan, called City Plan 2036, is a plan for the future development of the City of London, setting out what type of development the City Corporation expects to take place and where. It sets out the City Corporation's vision,...

Martha Grekos, Chair of the Fleet Street Quarter Public Realm & Environment Steering Group, is delighted to announce the exciting news for Fleet Street Quarter with today's planning approval for the new development between Fleet Street and...

The two ports which make up Thames Freeport received more new enquiries from businesses looking to relocate to the site this month than at any point in the last decade, following the shortlisting of the bid by the Government on 3 March 2021.

After declaring...

International Women’s Day on 8 March is a world-wide celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also calls for action for women’s equality.

We are delighted that Kate Willard, Chair of the Thames...

Martha Grekos has been appointed as Chair of Fleet Street Quarter Public Realm & Environment Steering Group.

The Fleet Street Quarter Partnership has been established to take a leading role in accelerating a vision that will shape...

Martha Grekos has successfully passed the selection and training by St John Ambulance and Barts Health NHS Trust to be part of their army of Covid-19 vaccination volunteers to help in the effort to get the country back on its feet. She is delighted to be able to help...

Martha Grekos has been appointed as planning lawyer for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's job is to create great places to live and work, and to...

A small act of kindness at Christmas.

We are delighted to be supporting the Fawcett Society and its Christmas Appeal this year. We are donating to this charity as it shares the same vision as us which is to create true equality for all women and...

Martha Grekos has been appointed as a Visiting Lecturer for the University of Law. The University of Law provides law degrees, specialist legal training, continuing professional development courses for Barristers and Solicitors, and is the UK's largest law...

Martha Grekos has been selected to participate in ‘Innovation Ambassadors’ programme that has been set up by the City of London Corporation. This is an exciting chance to work with fellow colleagues, clients, and new contacts in order...

Martha Grekos has been part of a team drafting guiding principles for freeport proposals. These guiding principles were presented to the Thames Estuary Growth Board by Martha Grekos and were adopted this month. 

The 6 key...

We are delighted to have taken part in the City Giving Day to support the Lord Mayor’s Appeal to raise money for charities and good causes. Like many organisations in the City involved this year, we celebrate and showcase our...

Martha Grekos was a volunteer Steward at the UK Supreme Court for Open House London 2020. 

Open House London looked a little different this year, with a combination of building visits, guided and self-guided walking and cycling...

Martha Grekos has been appointed by the Thames Estuary to their Growth Board. 

The Government-backed Thames Estuary is the UK’s number one growth opportunity. Full details of how the Growth...

Who are the women working in and around planning who are having an impact - both on individual planners, teams and organisations; and on planning policy and practice? The Planner has listed its Women of Influence for 2020. Every year for International Women's Day, the...

Martha Grekos has been appointed as one of the panel members to judge the Property Awards 2020. The Property Awards, a Property Week event, are the UK’s leading and most prestigious annual awards dedicated to the full spectrum of the commercial property industry. In...

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out plans to boost diversity in London’s infrastructure sector, as a new report commissioned by City Hall revealed women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, disabled and LGBTQ Londoners are...

The Next 100 Years is a project from the team behind the First 100 Years  dedicated to achieving equality for women in law.

 Over the next decade, they want to accelerate the pace of change by encouraging collaboration across the profession, improving...