Managing the manifesto hyperbole
The party manifestos are out – and there are lots of shiny new promises which our political leaders hope…
Rent control is not an answer to London’s constrained housing supply
I attended the Centre for London Housing summit last Wednesday. It was a good conference where London’s public estate…
Election can offer a sensible planning system reboot
We’re in election mode. The Labour leader is going around all the media outlets telling everyone he is a…
UKREiiF might have been rainy but it offers sunnier days ahead for the UK’s built environment
Well that was UKREiiF and despite the inclement weather, the conference proved to be a useful forum for casting…
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.
Planning by appeal is planning to fail
The team at the HBF has been doing some great work of late uncovering some of the glitches in…
Where have all the philanthrophic housebuilders gone?
The Victorians were a peculiar bunch. Frequently unable to communicate their emotions on a personal level, they found alternative…
Crossrail 2: Use it or lose it
With the Mayoral Election less than a week away, it’s remarkable how the topic of infrastructure has barely been…
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…
