5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM New London Plan Consultation is now live By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
5/12/2025 7:55:11 AM Felling of famous Sycamore Tree: What you need to know about tree protection legislation By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston On Friday 9 May two men were found guilty of criminal damage for felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing damage to Hadrian’s...
4/28/2025 12:50:19 PM Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure By Nat Cartwright Ben Halsey The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...
4/3/2025 3:22:25 PM Publication of new NHBC Housing Warranty Policies including changes in respect of insolvency cover By Triya Maicha Philip Evans Ben Halsey On 1 April 2025, the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) published an updated version of its Buildmark and Buildmark Choice Housing...
3/31/2025 11:19:28 AM Spring Statement - 2025 By Ben Halsey The key announcements for the housing sector in the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week were as follows: 2bn grant...
3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM 5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...
2/12/2025 4:22:04 PM Breaking news - Top-up package announced for Affordable Housing funding programme(s) By Ben Halsey Additional funding has been announced in respect of the existing Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) - £300m for the delivery of up to 2,800...
12/18/2024 10:18:10 AM Homes England publishes ‘clearance’ database of Section 106 affordable housing sites By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Jonathan Jarvis +1 more... Show less Homes England (HE) has now made available the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service, which is a database (or what some are...
3/1/2024 12:08:35 PM Key Takeaways from Bisnow's Single Family Rental Summit By Triya Maicha The UK's single-family rental sector is a key component of the real estate landscape, providing standalone dwellings for individual...
2/13/2024 2:49:53 PM Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and further changes to come By Camilla Weston Hannah Langford The Government’s updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in December 2023 focuses on housing delivery, efficient land...
1/19/2024 11:26:56 AM Biodiversity Net Gain launch date confirmed as 12 February 2024 By Hannah Langford The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have confirmed that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will be mandatory for new...
1/9/2024 9:46:01 AM Use it or lose it – local authorities to get control over empty high street premises By Devonshires The compulsory commercial property auction is one of the most radical, but least reported on, concepts contained within the Levelling-up...