Policy
Why the UK’s planning process needs a root and branch reform
As new figures reveal the shocking extent of application delays, Trevor Abrahmsohn pleads with the new housing minister to sort out the UK's chaotic local authority planning departments and start…
On The Records: ‘Private & Confidential’ Land Registry applications to face delays
From 30th August, "the priority of your postal applications and correspondence may be affected if you mark them as 'Private and Confidential'
Wandsworth protects 120 pubs from development
Wandsworth has removed permitted developments from 120 bars and taverns across the borough in what's being called a "pioneering" move.
The Alma in Wandsworth
Planning system in gridlock as delays become ‘severe’
The planning system is in "gridlock", according to a new investigation, with developers and homeowners thwarted by "severe" delays in decision making.
Camden sets up Design Review Panel
26-strong panel of experts
Westminster named ‘London’s most lenient borough’ after approving 99% of new homes requests
Despite all the Brexit uncertainty, new home approvals in London unexpectedly rose to 6,310 in Q2 2016, with Westminster "soaring ahead" in terms of approvals and applications.
Estate agency regulator issues warning on illegal ‘portal juggling’
Estate agents indulging in "portal juggling" - relisting the same property over-and-over on portals to artificially drum up interest - have been warned that "they could be prosecuted and face a ban from…
Singapore government mulls building HDB flats in prime areas to promote equality
Singapore's National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said the government is considering building public flats in prime areas, like the planned Greater Southern Waterfront, in order to make the city…
Will leaving the EU cut regulation for landlords?
Cutting ties with Europe represents a huge shift for the Private Rented Sector
Cooling measures spread as global prime property price growth escalates
Vancouver is the latest global real estate hotspot looking to curb property price inflation (following the lead of Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and more), bringing in a really quite chunky 15% levy…
Westminster’s anti-iceberg basement rules are now in play
Westminster Council's anti-iceberg rules came into effect this week, making it exceptionally difficult to create big-scale basement extensions in the borough.
Architects come up with 20 ways to ‘tackle the housing crisis’
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has set out a hashtagged batch of proposals to deal with what it calls "the UK’s dire housing crisis".