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OnlineUrban Village gets go-ahead for next step in Birmingham redevelopment
The next phase in a major Birmingham redevelopment project has been approved by the city’s planners, paving the way for a significant mixed-use project.
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More housing questions than answers in the latest Budget
Housing experts welcome some of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcements but raise concerns over RPDT.
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Pincher promises to “remove barriers” to later-living development
Housing minister Christopher Pincher has promised to “identify and remove” barriers facing developers of later-living schemes.
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UK firms to prove net zero targets
The Treasury is set to propose new rules for most big firms to show how they will achieve climate-change targets.
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RICS general counsel departs
RICS general counsel Alix Rejman has left the organisation, Property Week can reveal.
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Knight Frank to publish ethnicity pay gap report in January
Knight Frank has announced that it plans to publish its ethnicity pay gap (EPG) report in January.
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Bericote gets green light for 784,000 sq ft industrial scheme at former Toys ’R’ Us site
Bericote has received planning consent to speculatively develop 784,000 sq ft of industrial space at the site of the former Toys ’R’ Us in Coventry, Property Week can reveal.
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Housing committee report blasts government for lack of commitment to climate action
The government’s Net Zero Strategy contains “no clear commitment” to increasing funding for local authorities to tackle the climate crisis, the housing committee has warned.
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A more level playing Mayfield
Manchester regeneration scheme is spearheading the city’s levelling-up drive.
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Strategy is a major step forward
Last week, the government published the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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RICS ‘underrepresents’ the UK, says chair of GC
The interim chair of the RICS Governing Council (GC) has said he believes the UK is “underrepresented” on the GC, following years of international expansion.
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Industry divided over business rate reforms
Some welcome the chancellor’s proposals but others say they are ‘not enough’.
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Q&A: Interim RICS bosses on how to restore member trust
Richard Collins and Nicholas Maclean explain why they remain upbeat about the future despite the challenges.
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Muse receives consent for Bradford office scheme
Muse Developments has received planning permission to deliver One City Park, a new office building in Bradford city centre.
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Serious Fraud Office closes probe into North West property developments
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its probe into three high-profile property developments in the North West due to “insufficient evidence to support a prosecution”.
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Mixed reaction from property industry to Sunak’s Autumn budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn budget announcement this afternoon has received a mixed reaction from the UK property industry.
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Aberdeen affordable homes go ahead after Holyrood rejects intervention
A housing scheme in Aberdeen providing more than 200 affordable homes has been given planning after it was referred back to the local council by the Scottish government.
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Greystar issued ‘alternations notice’ by fire commissioner on landmark modular scheme
Greystar has been issued an “alterations notice” (AN) from the commissioner of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) regarding its 100a George Street development – the tallest modularly constructed residential building in the world.
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Q&A: RICS interim bosses talk about rebuilding trust post Levitt review
Following the biggest governance crisis the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has ever faced, Richard Collins and Nicholas Maclean have the unenviable task of rebuilding trust in the organisation.
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What can the real estate sector expect from the upcoming Autumn Budget?
Editor: This week, the chancellor of the exchequer will announce his Autumn Budget. Given the government’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda, we expect that the real estate sector will not be ignored.
