Residential planning & policy

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  Relief measures for estate agencies hailed ’a real boost’

  2020-03-26T13:40:00+00:00By Adam Branson

  High street estate agents welcome confirmation they will not have to pay business rates in 2020-21

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  What can property managers do to ensure tower blocks are fire-safe?

  2020-03-26T00:00:00+00:00By Haydon Murton

  Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the government’s ban on the use of combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings has had a far-reaching impact.

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  Government extends PDR to boost SME residential development

  2020-03-19T00:00:00+00:00By Adam Branson

  Under new PDR, developers will not need planning permission to add two storeys to residential buildings

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  London Mayor Sadiq Khan ordered to change London Plan to meet housing targets

  2020-03-13T13:26:00+00:00By Graham Lanktree

  In a scathing letter, the UK’s secretary of state for housing has directed London Mayor Sadiq Khan not to publish his London Plan until he makes major changes to it.

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  Housing sprint becomes a marathon

  2020-03-13T00:00:00+00:00By Peter Freeman

  The housing crisis provides a few home truths.

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  Government announces new permitted development rights to drive housing delivery

  2020-03-12T13:50:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  The government has revealed plans for a new permitted development right (PDR) which would allow for vacant buildings to be demolished and replaced with new homes.

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  Creative thinking needed to fund low-cost housing

  2020-03-11T15:48:00+00:00By Yann Murciano

  Editor: In a recent article, Graham Lanktree reported that 34% of local authorities missed their housebuilding targets in 2019.

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  Brighton & Hove City Council approves Moda Living build-to-rent scheme

  2020-03-04T18:05:00+00:00By Emma Shone

  Moda Living and its funding partner Apache Capital have been given the green light for a new build-to-rent scheme in Hove.

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  Industry and academics call for cross-party committee to tackle housing crisis

  2020-03-03T14:22:00+00:00By Emma Shone, Samuel Horti

  The government has been called on to form a cross-party housing advisory committee to tackle the housing crisis in a report from industry experts that makes suggestions including reviewing Section 106 payments and building on greenbelt land.

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