Our cities need rental revolution to prosper
It was around 13 years ago I joined Essential Living at the inception of one of the…
Why London stopped building
Two weeks ago, London focused furniture company David Phillips went into administration. The business, roughly 25 years,…
Everything you have always wanted to know about property development (but were afraid to ask)
A widening gulf exists between the complexity and sophistication of the property development environment and some of…
Playing Corporation Games
Much hope appears to rest on a new wave of development corporations to help the nation get…
Spending Review housing cash needs brownfield renaissance to succeed
A major shortage of housing is one of the country’s biggest blockers to growth, limiting people’s ability…
Further, faster to save SME housing
“The goal is to introduce a more proportionate, sophisticated and targeted framework for different site development, while…
Top takeaways from Leeds and one big prediction
Sunny days kept optimism high at UKReiif. There is a lot to be excited about with a predicted wave…
Hot, crowded and brimming with ideas: Day one of UKREiif
At points yesterday in the main conference zone at UKREiif it felt like you were in the midst of…
Time is not your friend in planning world
Lichfields new planning research ‘How long is a piece of string’ should help focus some of the conversations…
London Plan goes for green belt gamble
Last week, on what looked like a very sunny day in Greenwich another London Plan consultation was launched. The…
