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OnlineNative Land submits plans for Bankside Yards offices
Native Land has submitted a planning application for Building 1, an 80,600 sq ft, sustainable office building at its Bankside Yards scheme on London’s South Bank.
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East London’s 3 Mills studios set for £6m modernisation
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is to invest £6m in renovating and modernising several historic buildings at its 3 Mills film studio in east London.
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Go ahead for Old Oak and Park Royal plans for 25,500 new homes
The planning inspector has approved The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)’s local plan, paving the way for 25,500 homes to be built in the west London area.
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Industry urges government to rethink flawed EPC system
Experts say Energy Performance Certificates do not reflect buildings’ operational energy performance
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Clock ticking for RICS as review published
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been told to carry out a “transformation of the institution at pace” in order to regain the trust of its members and ward off the government’s “sword hanging over them”, Lord Michael Bichard has warned
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Judgment on telephone masts clarifies rights of landowners
Supreme Court ruling provides greater clarity on the rights of operators to update digital infrastructure
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No one can call Michael Gove idle
Say what you like about the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, but Michael Gove certainly hasn’t been idle.
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Q&A: Long Harbour’s MD on outlook for BTR
Rebecca Taylor on the firm’s BTR white paper and the challenges the sector faces
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South Bank showdown
Last month, Michael Gove deployed his Section 31 powers again – this time to stop the demolition of the ITV Studios on the South Bank. His actions have threatened to chill relations with the property industry and heated up the debate on what counts as carbon-saving development. Peter Bill reports
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M&S blasts Gove for Oxford Street public inquiry
Marks & Spencer has lambasted housing secretary Michael Gove for ordering a public inquiry into the demolition of the retailers’ flagship Oxford Street store.
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Network Space gets green light for Barnsley industrial scheme
Network Space Developments has been granted detailed planning permission for a 94,500 sq ft warehouse and office building at Ashroyd Business Park in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
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Experts slam ‘watered down’ levelling-up bill
Planning reform figures have criticised the Levelling Up, Housing and Regeneration Bill for not addressing the climate crisis and the “watered down” approach to public engagement.
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Lord Bichard proposes leaner, cleaner RICS governance structure
Lord Michael Bichard has put forward a new, simplified and more accountable structure for the governance of RICS in his independent review into the future purpose of the institution.
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Rental reforms unveiled to ban no-fault evictions
Residential landlords will soon no longer be able to evict tenants without a reason, a new reform unveiled by the government today.
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The End of Help to Buy has come at the wrong time
The government’s announcement that it is bringing forward the deadline for Help to Buy is completely unfair and untimely.
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Could building safety legislation derail housebuilding targets?
Following the investigations and reports carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, one of the key questions has been who pays to remedy defective cladding.
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Right to buy is just a boost for PRS
Is the new right-to-buy scheme merely a boost for the private rental sector (PRS)? In my opinion, yes.
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Gove admits cladding fund payouts too slow
Housing secretary tells DLUHC committee that the department ‘must do more’.
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Synchrotron facility to receive over £500m for major upgrade
Diamond Light Source hopes the funding will help it break back into ‘league of global synchrotrons’ top 10
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Calls for business rates reform ahead of the 2023 revaluation
Experts say government must remove downward transition, shorten valuation cycle and streamline appeals.
