All Planning & policy articles – Page 27
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InsightCladding makers must pay for crisis
While some developers have now committed to housing secretary Michael Gove’s contract to pay for unsafe building repairs, it’s critically only one piece of the puzzle.
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InsightSmart tech can make heritage assets sustainable
I share the concern expressed in your article ‘Government urged to back heritage retrofits’. Retrofitting is essential to mitigate the environmental harm caused by the built environment, especially considering that 80% of the buildings that exist today will still be in use in 2050. The greenest building is the one ...
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ProfessionalThe Building Safety Act raises alarm over long-term impact
Experts fear act could cause lasting industry damage and leave a trail of litigation and confusion in its wake.
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NewsThis week in… 2016
The London mayoral election came to an end, with Sadiq Khan taking 57% of the final vote to beat Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith.
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NewsCalls for government to find replacement scheme for Help to Buy
Property experts have called on the government to support SME developers and boost housing delivery after its Help to Buy (HTB) scheme officially ended last week.
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NewsAIPUT plans Heathrow warehouse backed by £350m debt facility
Abrdn’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) has submitted plans to develop an industrial unit at its Radius Park campus near Heathrow - its first project to be financed by a £350m debt facility from Wells Fargo Bank.
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NewsDLUHC proposals aim to speed up environmental assessments
Experts broadly welcome consultation paper but doubt that councils have resources to make proposals work.
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OnlineRICS makes key sustainability and DEI appointments
Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE and Frank Hovorka have been appointed to the RICS board to lead new panels focusing on diversity and sustainability respectively.
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NewsProperty sector slams government’s net zero plans
Leading industry figures have warned the government’s plans for reaching net zero, as detailed in the report Powering up Britain, are not ambitious enough to meet the challenge of decarbonisation.
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NewsLandsec’s £1bn Finchley Road masterplan greenlighted
Property giant Landsec’s masterplan for its first mixed-use scheme – a £1bn development on the site of a car park at the 02 Centre in Camden, north London – has been approved by Camden Council.
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InsightSoho Estates’ Steve Norris on Sunak’s chances of winning the next General Election
Over the past few weeks, our new prime minister has rightly won many new admirers, probably most significantly, following his breakthrough on Northern Ireland. Is the outcome perfect? Arguably not. But that old saying that you should never let perfect be the enemy of good was never more appropriate.
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NewsScotland’s new PDRs to boost town centres, says Colliers
Changes to permitted development rights (PDRs) in Scotland coming into effect on Friday could revitalise Scottish town centres, according to Colliers.
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NewsRevised plans for Euston HS2 station have ‘not succeeded’ as cost hits £4.8bn
The price tag for a HS2 station at Euston in London has rocketed to £4.8bn since 2020, with revised plans for a delayed London terminus still failing to deliver a viable solution, according to the public spending watchdog.
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NewsProperty industry urges lease shake-up
Plans to review laws affecting commercial leases have met with a mixed response, with the proposals broadly welcomed amid a call for urgent action to make it easier and cheaper to rent commercial property and avoid units lying empty.
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NewsExperts welcome RAS building safety scheme
The proposals aim to improve safety and standards of buildings over 11 metres.
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InsightBudget had an upside for commercial investors
It is clear that Jeremy Hunt’s recent spring Budget favoured commercial property investors along with those who specialise in serviced accommodation.
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NewsNew bill to modernise ‘clunky’ business rates system
Government introduces bill to overhaul business rates ahead of revaluation.
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News‘Best consideration’ could undermine plans for 278,000 Community Land Trust homes, warns BPF
Plans to help communities build at least 278,000 homes, unveiled by levelling-up secretary Michael Gove last night (23 March), could be undermined by ‘best consideration’ rules, according to the British Property Federation (BPF).
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NewsCampaigners want Gove to call in 10,000-home plans in East Herts
Local campaigners have urged housing secretary Michael Gove to call in plans for 10,000 new homes in East Hertfordshire after councillors waved through the controversial proposals.
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InsightReasons to be cheerful: insight into the 2023 auction market
Despite new regulations coming into force and interest-rate hikes hitting the affordability of nance, many experts are upbeat about this year’s prospects for commercial property auctions. Tim Clark reports
