Residential planning & policy

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  Action needed on temporary housing

  2022-10-06T00:00:00+01:00By Adam Ramshaw

  As the latest housing minister enters post to an overflowing in-tray, he will be faced with a number of competing priorities. Although efforts will undoubtedly be made to address affordability and supply issues, we should also hope that temporary housing solutions are not overlooked.

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  189 homes approved for Hackney estate

  2022-10-05T15:57:00+01:00By Daniel McGrath

  Plans for a new infill development on the De Beauvoir Estate in Hackney, which will result in the construction of 189 new homes, have been approved.

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  Cladding crisis: Clarke should fund fixes then pursue culprits

  2022-10-05T00:00:00+01:00By Lem Bingley

  Residential Freehold Association director Mick Platt on why housing secretary should reassess cladding approach

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  RICS opens consultation on guidance for valuing flats with cladding

  2022-10-04T10:56:00+01:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  RICS has launched a consultation on new draft guidance to help lenders value blocks of flats requiring cladding remediation work.

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  SME developer BRiCS bags Chichester land for resi development

  2022-10-04T11:26:00+01:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  SME developer BRiCS Development has signed contracts with Hanbury Properties to purchase land in Chichester for a new residential development with a GDV of circa £7.5m, Property Week can reveal.

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  Is a stamp duty cut enough to give the housing market a boost?

  2022-09-29T00:00:00+01:00By Tim Clark

  Critics say move will push up house prices in short term, but inflation and rate rises may limit long-term impact.

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  Westminster could seize oligarchs’ homes as war declared on ‘dirty money’

  2022-09-26T16:01:00+01:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  Westminster has launched a “war on dirty money” that could see homes in Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair seized and turned into affordable housing.

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  Mini-budget: Industry reacts to planning reform, tax cuts and investment zones

  2022-09-23T12:57:00+01:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness

  Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said the government will introduce a planning and infrastructure bill to reform and “unpick the complex patchwork of planning restrictions and EU-derived laws that constrain our growth”, in a budget described by JLL UK chief executive Stephanie Hyde as “anything but mini” for real estate.

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  The Hill Group gains approval to build 317 homes at Oxford North

  2022-09-23T11:04:00+01:00By Lawrie Holmes

  Housebuilder The Hill Group has been given the greenlight to develop the first 317 of 480 homes as residential development partner for Oxford North’s Canalside project.

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