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Countryside Properties buys Derbyshire land to build 265 homes
Developer Countryside Partnerships has acquired a 25-acre site in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, from public body Homes England to build 265 homes.
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Pye appointed Montagu Evans’ head of sustainability
Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Oliver Pye as head of sustainability.
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Compulsory purchase laws review launched
The Law Commission of England and Wales is launching a review of laws on land acquisition and compensation in compulsory purchase schemes to understand whether they are fit for future development projects.
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London Gateway open for growth
The logistics site on the north bank of the Thames estuary plays a central role in the capital’s supply chain. Property Week talks to development director Oliver Treneman about its ambitious expansion plans.
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Retailer M&Co to close all 170 stores
Troubled clothing retailer M&Co will close all its 170 stores by April after administrator Teneo Financial Advisory failed to find a buyer for its physical assets.
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True owners of 52,000 properties still unknown as overseas firms shirk transparency laws
The true owners of around 52,000 properties in the UK are still shrouded in mystery after thousands of offshore companies failed to comply with new transparency laws.
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Lucy Frazer out as housing minister
Lucy Frazer is leaving her post as housing minister at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to become the secretary of state for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), as part of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle.
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Faithful+Gould and BDP to plan last phase of Liverpool’s Kings Dock
Regeneration of Liverpool’s Kings Dock is set to enter its final stage after the city’s council appointed Faithful+Gould as development manager and BDP as architect to create a mixed-use development plan for the 7.6-acre waterfront site.
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BTR, PBSA and later living should be exempt from Building Safety Levy, says BPF
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on government to remove build-to-rent, purpose built student accommodation and later living homes from the Building Safety Levy.
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House market rallies as prices stabilise in January
The house market seems to be rallying in response to the pressures of wider economic uncertainty, according to experts responding to the Halifax House Price Index, which revealed a period of stability in January.