The Springfield hospital case – How politicians get captured by interest groups
Last month’s decision by Wandsworth Council to continue a more than decade long theme of opposing the Springfield Hospital…
House rules
There’s no shortage in supply when it comes to new housing rules. Take a step back and you realise…
The Clapham Case: Why Estate Regeneration is a long term business
For anyone who commutes through Clapham Junction station, they will be familiar with the ongoing redevelopment of the Peabody…
Forest Road an exemplar in small site development
It was great to see Pocket Living’s Forest Road open its doors on Monday with a procession of politicians…
The brownfield building conundrum
A wave of elation rippled through the housing sector last week following Michael Gove’s proclamation the sector was about…
Fatter, lumpier and fewer buildings if we don’t rethink city guidance
It is often the case that regulations need to run hard to catch up with a new norm. This…
Gove’s New Year Resolution: A London Plan reboot?
One of Micheal Gove’s new years resolutions appears to be getting a few more homes built in London. Just…
9 in 10 Londoners worried about mortgages
It will be patently obvious to all that the recent rises in the cost of living will have exacerbated…
London housing on its knees, now it needs to find a way back
“We are on our knees in terms of the housing crisis. I have worked in this sector for 35…
It’s all about supply
Blink and you might have missed last month the GLA published a Research Note endorsing that building new…
