All articles by Martin Skinner
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Insight
City Hall must pay more attention to micro-homes
London’s draft housing strategy is a bit contradictory.
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Insight
PDR has been a success but more red tape needs to be cut
I read Simon Creasey’s article ‘Back Door Plan’ with interest - my understanding of the PDR policy is that it was intended to cut red tape and bring forward an increased supply of homes while regenerating outdated and often vacant office buildings.
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Insight
Stamp duty just part of the PRS problem
As evidenced by three Fizzy Living schemes falling through as a result of the stamp duty surcharge, government changes are hitting buy-to-let (BTL) investors hard.
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Professional
To tackle London’s housing crisis we need to relax space standards
The issue of permitted development rights (PDR) resurfaces every time the London housing crisis is mentioned, which seems to be every other week.
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Online
Riding the worldwide wave of change in housing
London leads the way in so many areas but we seem to be behind the curve when it comes to housing.