Non-starter? New homes proposals are going to shake things up, if they survive
The Government’s Starter Homes proposals have been around for a while – consultation in 2014 led to new policies in […]
Community Infrastructure Levy
Transparency of financial benefits in planning
The Housing and Planning Bill (Clause 140) proposes to make public, through committee reports, the financial benefits of certain development […]
CIL Review – can we fix it?
Part 1 of our CIL Review blog highlighted the Government’s appetite for retaining and reinforcing the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our […]
CILly season over? CIL review promises another chance to get it right
We hosted the British Property Federation’s seminar on CIL reform at the end of 2015. The new year offers a […]
Housing and Planning Bill – consents with benefits?
This third part of our Q&A on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015 considers how the Government’s proposed duty to […]
Speeding tickets: further reforms for section 106
The Housing & Planning Bill 2015 now takes forward some of the elements of the Treasury’s 2014 Autumn Statement to […]
No back doors for office to resi (yet)
We noted earlier this year that there would be no more office to residential changes of use under ‘Part O’ […]
Manifesto for Planning 2015: please don’t reinvent the wheel
However the new Parliamentary balance of power plays out, planning will be in the frontline of addressing housing needs. The Conservative […]
CIL – getting strategic sites right
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is still in its early infancy. 45 authorities are charging, 19 authorities are in the twilight […]
Residential conversions: merger risk
Creation of substantial high end residential properties in Central London by the reconversion of previously subdivided houses, the amalgamation of purpose […]
Demolition job
The Government has published a new Demolition Direction, which confirms that permission is only required for demolition of buildings larger […]
MIPIM 2014: London Calling for more homes
This year’s MIPIM is upbeat and dominated by an industry intent on making the most of intense demand for homes […]