25 Oct, 2018 Development opportunities as council overestimates Housing Land Supply By John Bosworth An appeal to the Planning Inspectorate hit the headlines recently, when it granted planning permission contrary to the decision of a...
22 Oct, 2018 Supreme Court confirms Student Accommodation in HMOs need not meet minimum size regulations By Robin Barnes A Supreme Court judgment given on 10 October 2018 will be welcome news to those who own or manage houses in multiple occupation ("HMOs")...
22 Oct, 2018 Some quick footwork on a popular policy By John Bosworth For once the Government seems to have been able to respond quickly to a proposal that has caught the popular mood. As soon as the Prime...
17 Oct, 2018 Housebuilding borrowing cap to be scrapped By Robin Barnes There was some big news for the development sector in Theresa May's closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference. In amongst her...
08 Oct, 2018 Goodbye to Pre-Commencement Conditions? By John Bosworth Establishing whether a planning permission has been implemented, or is capable of being implemented, will always involve an analysis of...
03 Oct, 2018 Some common sense at last..... By John Bosworth At last the Government has caught up with everyone else's thinking in scrapping the borrowing limits that have prevented local...
02 Oct, 2018 London Prelets at a record high in 2018 By Roger Thornton Over 2.9 million sq ft of office space has been prelet in central London so far in 2018. This is the highest amount since 2013, and...