14 Aug, 2019 Retailers coming together to ask the Chancellor to do more to fix the "broken business rates system" By Anastasia Klein It is good to see retailers joining together to ask the government to do more to address one of the key pressures faced by retailers and...
09 Aug, 2019 Wrenbridge’s Annual World Cup Football Day By Chris Xitsas Raising money for Send a Cow Maples Teesdale took part in Wrenbridge’s annual World Cup Football Day in Linton, Cambridgeshire in the...
07 Aug, 2019 Green belt: erosion by stealth.... By John Bosworth Despite a widespread view amongst the property world that green belt policy could benefit from a major review that is not a view that is...
06 Aug, 2019 When is a lease not a lease? When it's a sham. By Charles Elgood Landlords and managing agents probably get bored as property solicitors wax lyrical about whether a licence might be construed as a...
06 Aug, 2019 Paying for a hospital with no patients? That must be an episode from the fictional TV series 'Yes Minister'. By Michael Craik Everyone (well most people) get a feeling of personal satisfaction when completing a task, including (from personal experience) the...
05 Aug, 2019 Slightly undignified: a fight to the death By John Bosworth Move over retail wars, this is crematorium wars, where one operator challenges the planning permission granted to a rival. Competition...
05 Aug, 2019 Slowly but surely, residential from retail By John Bosworth It has seemed inevitable for some time, but like many trends in planning it takes a while for a pattern to start to emerge. But take...
02 Aug, 2019 Ambitious social housing plans By John Bosworth This is a thoughtful commentary on the issues recently raised by George Clarke regarding the need to deliver 100,000 affordable homes per...