All Development articles – Page 9
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Land Registry vows to go digital to clear backlog of applications
Industry welcomes strategy to speed up processes through more online services and automated learning.
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Insight
Will rent cap prove anti-social?
The road to housing hell is paved with government good intentions. The latest example is the thoroughly laudable aim of sheltering social housing tenants from double-digit rental inflation. The problem is that might stop development of affordable housing in its tracks.
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DWS buys 105-home development in Dublin
German asset manager DWS has acquired a Dublin residential development site for an disclosed amount from Earlsfort Group to build 105 affordable flats..
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Hilltop Credit Partners completes bridge loan for Leeds resi development
Real estate credit investment manager Hilltop Credit Partners has completed a £4.6m bridge loan facility to Pascoe Homes for a 388-unit new-build residential development in Leeds.
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Professional
Delivering mixed-use success
British Land recently secured reserved matters approval for the next phase of its Canada Water Printworks development in London. So, what are some of the planning challenges that need to be addressed to ensure the successful delivery of such large mixed-use projects?
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Green light for McLaren’s £85m BTR scheme in Leeds
Developer McLaren Living has secured planning consent for its £85m build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Leeds.
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Insight
Adapting to rising build costs
The unprecedented levels of build cost inflation in the UK look set to continue beyond 2022 as the Ukrainian war continues. The increase comes as findings from the latest Builders Merchant Building Index show heavy building materials from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022 have increased 17.4% in value, but its ...
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Insight
Housing crisis exacerbated by planning
Rising inflation and living costs are affecting everyone in the property sector and elsewhere, but smaller builders and enterprises are particularly struggling with pressures from every side, which is having an impact on the supply of affordable housing in this country.
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Insight
We must design buildings fit for a circular economy
Future-proofing the buildings we design to promote longevity requires an in-built adaptability that simply isn’t compatible with the systems we’re accustomed to today.
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Partnership gets planning approval for Isle of Dogs regeneration scheme
Tower Hamlets’ Strategic Development Committee has approved a planning application for a 202-home development in the Isle of Dogs in east London by a partnership between Mount Anvil and One Housing.
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Nexus Residential secures funding to complete Baltic Triangle scheme
Property developer Nexus Residential has secured £19.5m worth of funding to complete its Baltic Triangle apartment scheme in Liverpool.
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Planning granted for Knaresborough retirement village
Adlington Retirement Village has won a planning appeal to build 61 homes in Knaresborough, north Yorkshire.
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Phoenix Group invests £90m in affordable housing
Phoenix Group has provided £90m of long-term funding by means of a private placement for social housing provider Alliance Homes to develop around 2,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years to help “address the UK housing crisis”.
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Knight Dragon announces £140m blockchain asset share scheme
Knight Dragon will sell £140m of blockchain-backed tokens for shares in the profit of one of its Greenwich Peninsula developments in south-east London.
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R&F secures £770m funding rescue package for One Nine Elms
Chinese developer R&F has agreed a £770m financing deal that will allow it to complete its £1bn One Nine Elms development on London’s South Bank next year.
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Online
Creating Brighton’s First Co Living Village
Kosy Co Living - part of the Kosy Living group - is creating an urban co living village in the heart of Brighton. The very first of its kind, they are offering prime city centre living in an affordable and social environment with all bills, co-working and amenities included in ...
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Avant Homes gets green light for 312 Edinburgh homes
Avant Homes is to develop 312 homes in the Scottish capital in a £71m project, after planning permission was granted by The City of Edinburgh Council.
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Developers question DLUHC’s study into mid-rise fire risk
Home Builders Federation says DLUHC report flagging up fire safety risk in mid-rise resi blocks ‘lacks any detail’
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Professional
PDR retail-to-resi conversions hit council stumbling block
Experts say high level of rejections stems from local authorities’ anger at planning judgements being undercut.
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Sustainable planning is a must
With its fundamental purpose being to decide what gets to be built where, planning encompasses several areas that are essential for producing truly sustainable development – both immediately, and for the long term.