Housebuilding: The Golden Goose Is Dead
Let’s start with a short analogy. Picture a small manufacturer beginning the week. They make a respectable…
Fast Track and Late Stage Reviews: London Planning Caught in Its Own Policy Trap
The London Mayoral fast track route was intended to bring clarity and momentum to London’s planning system….
You have till midnight Thursday to help make the temporary measures count
Everyone should welcome the Government’s intent around the emergency measures for London and the wider ambition to…
Big Capital, a retrospective
Nearly a decade after the publication of Anna Minton’s book Big Capital, Who Is London For,…
2026 will be our bounce back year
Ours is an industry built on choices, confidence, and consequences. We often forget how…
Planning reforms welcome but piling costs onto builders undermines housing delivery
We all love our festive traditions. Buying the tree, decorating the house and wrapping presents, all soundtracked…
Election heat boils over in Barnet knock backs.
Last week, Barnet Councillors overturned a positive officer recommendation and refused planning permission for a Barratt/ TFL…
Britain’s Next Berkeley Is Waiting: Why Small Builders Hold the Key to the Housing Challenge
In 1976, a young Tony Pidgley founded Berkeley Homes, then a modest regional firm with big ambitions….
Building Safety Regulator needs fixes fast to be effective
The tragic loss of at least 151 lives to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong…
Britain Doesn’t Need More Paper. It Needs Permissions.
If Westminster’s rumour mill is to be believed, the new National Planning Policy Framework and the long-promised…
