Big Capital, a retrospective
Nearly a decade after the publication of Anna Minton’s book Big Capital, Who Is London For,…
Our friends in the north are not amused at HS2’s messy conclusion
It’s been two years since former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped HS2 north of Birmingham having lost…
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…
What future UK New Towns Can Learn from Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and Ørestad
As the UK renews its ambition to deliver a new generation of towns, there is understandable pressure…
