01 Mar, 2024 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...
13 Feb, 2024 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...
19 Jan, 2024 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...
09 Jan, 2024 Use it or lose it – local authorities to get control over empty high street premises By Neil Toner The compulsory commercial property auction is one of the most radical, but least reported on, concepts contained within the Levelling-up...
12 Oct, 2023 Rent reform introduced for shared ownership leases By Samantha Grix Coming as somewhat of a surprise, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has today announced reforms to shared...
14 Sep, 2023 The House of Lords have rejected the Government's nitrate neutrality amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) By Hannah Langford The Government’s proposed amendments to LURB to address 'defective EU laws’ relating to nutrient neutrality were blocked by the House of...
29 Aug, 2023 Government announces plans to unblock housing development and to do away with "defective EU laws" relating to nutrient neutrality By Hannah Langford Michael Gove and Therese Coffey announcement on nutrient neutrality has just been announced: 100,000 more homes to be built via reform of...
31 Jul, 2023 Update on the ‘Responsible Actors Scheme’ (RAS) – RAS officially launched last week By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien Following draft regulations published in the Spring, last week, the Government launched the Responsible Actors Scheme. By way of a quick...
24 Jul, 2023 M&S Oxford Street: why the decision matters for regeneration schemes By Hannah Langford Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has rejected Marks and Spencer’s planning application to...