Why we need a Minister for Development Delivery
It was both eye catching and smart for Keir Starmer to include several individuals with commercial experience in his…
12 Days of Christmas and 12 Real Estate Highlights for 2024 Part 2
We’re now well into the 12 days of Christmas so what better way to see them through but with…
Twelve days of Christmas and twelve highlights of 2024
We’re almost there – Christmas and nearly a wrap for 2024. What a year, the property industry continues to…
Migration Advisory Committee offers certainty to UK development sector
Sensible assessments by authoritative third-party bodies are fundamental to the UK development sector’s ability to plan and invest.
HS2 and the art of infrastructure
The week’s new cycle has been peppered with government prevarication on HS2. Will they, won’t they. Which bits are…
Nutrient no go
The defeat of the Government sponsored amendment seeking to resolve the housing logjam caused by the issue of nutrient…
Where have all the children gone
In the last six weeks, I have had three meetings with different London Boroughs where discussions on public land…
An Easter axe to Help to Buy doesn’t have to mean the end to new homes
Another day, another housing initiative down the drain. In an Easter treat for first time buyers, the curtain finally…
We need a mid-rise revolution
Urban densification is often confused by some to mean more towers coming to every neighbourhood with a housing requirement. …
Are we being level headed on levelling up?
The authors of the Levelling Up White Paper clearly enjoy a bit of history in their spare time. We…
