David Blackman
- News
Jenrick reiterates home ownership commitment
Housing secretary says government wants to get more people on the housing ladder
- News
Industry nervously awaits outcome of review into HS2
Review led by Douglas Oakervee will consider axing sections of the line as well as cancelling whole project
- Markets
Keeping it steel: industrial building materials
As the price of steel rises, will warehouse developers and investors have to consider alternative building materials?
- Markets
AIPUT’s Smith on impact of driverless vehicles on airports
Study offers ‘very different’ perspective on AIPUT’s estate. David Blackman reports
- Markets
London Plan: moving on up
High occupier demand and a lack of industrial land in London have put multi-storey sheds on the agenda.
- Insight
Agent expansion: following the money
The tide of globalisation appears to have gone into reverse as the world’s economies take a protectionist turn, a trend exemplified by June’s Brexit vote and that will reach its apogee if Donald Trump is elected US president.
- Professional
Brexit vote leaves poorer areas with anxious wait over regeneration funding
There were a few raised eyebrows when, the day after last month’s Brexit vote, Cornwall council issued a plea to the UK government to safeguard the regeneration funding that the county receives from the EU.
- Professional
What impact will Brexit have on building standards and planning?
The property industry has, like most business sectors, had more than a few gripes with the EU over the years.
- Professional
New review sets out blueprint for extensive reform of the Scottish planning system
There’s little doubt about the biggest job in the Scottish government’s new local government minister Kevin Stewart’s planning in-tray.
- Professional
Are minimum floor space regulations still relevant in the age of millennial living?
Having stuff is so last century: that’s the message of a string of reports seeking to find out what makes millennials tick.
- Professional
Birmingham’s huge housing deficit reflects wider issues in planning system – but what can be done?
A lack of strategic planning is thwarting local councils’ efforts to meet their housing needs.
- Professional
Who are better off following recent Court of Appeal judgment – planners or developers?
A Court of Appeal decision last month threatens to drive a coach and horses through a swathe of development plans across England.
- Professional
Are the government’s planning proposals just a matter of change for change’s sake?
While England football manager Roy Hodgson would surely have welcomed the chance to pick his referee for the friendly against the Netherlands, developers may soon be possible to choose who processes their planning applications.
- Professional
Legal case and government guidance change could boost housing development
The collapse of a landmark court case and recent government guidance may rein in the power of neighbourhood plans.
- Professional
Will the ‘permission in principle’ rule boost housing development?
The government has finally released details on how its latest planning reforms will work but how will the industry react?
- Professional
Will Lords recommendations help improve the quality of the built environment?
A House of Lords report presents scores of ideas on improving UK towns and cities. But will the government listen?
- Professional
Devolving planning powers to city regions is proving to be a patchy affair
New analysis from WYG and the House of Commons examines how the new system is panning out across the country.
- Insight
Boris Johnson: the final report on his impact on property
The great showman of British politics is making his final bow on the London stage this spring.
- Professional
Study suggests small-scale interventions are not enough to revive the high street
The report recommends that town centres will benefit from conversion of some retail stock to more sustainable uses.
- Professional
Q&A: Yolande Barnes on the regeneration of England’s most run-down council estates
Following David Cameron’s pledge to regenerate 100 council estates, Savills’ Yolande Barnes talks about the new approach