Homes Shopping: Boles announces retail-to-resi permitted development rights

Converting offices into residential units will no longer need planning permission if rumours are right about about "radical changes to the English planning system." Let the goldrush begin.

There's been a bloom of residential developments on Green Belt land under the Coalition Government, with the number of resi approvals rising by 148% over the last five year.

Hot on the heels of yesterday's Prime Rental Index, Knight Frank's spoiling us with more stats;