Location: Midlands
Use it or Lose it: Labour to tell developers to build or be gone
Ed Miliband is calling for new compulsory purchase powers that would give local councils the right to forcibly buy back land with planning permission that property developers are sitting on
Power Tower: Newfangled pylon design tested
The National Grid has erected a rather chic (relatively speaking) prototype of the next generation of electricity pylon, designed by Danish architecture firm Bystrup
Where’s the Localism? The Shropshire wind battle picks up
As the planning application for Upton Cressett's wind farm breezes in, William Cash is more than a bit riled that the government's push for "local democracy" is nothing more than hot air amongst Shropshire's…
Prime London property prices to rocket another 40% by 2017 – Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts has gone pretty punchy on its predictions for the next few years, forecasting a whopping 40% boost in prime London capital values between now and 2017
Agents turn to luxury buzz-words to flog houses
257,000 homes in the UK are now described as having a "high spec" interior, according to research by Aviva, as estate agents focus on luxury buzz-words to bring in buyers, listing high-end finishings alongside…
The Wood Awards: Last call for entries
Architects, builders, carpenters and furniture-makers have until Friday (31st May) to get their entries in for The Wood Awards 2013
Lettings Agency of the Year 2013: The Winners
Filling Sir Matthew Pinsent's super-human-sized shoes, the Apprentice's Karren Brady was the celebrity of choice to grace this year's Lettings Agency of the Year Awards, held at The Lancaster Hotel this…
HS2 gathers pace with Environmental statement consultation
The first phase of HS2 picked up speed yeaterday (16 May 2013), with the launch of consultations on the project’s draft Environmental statement (ES).
HS2: Majority of compensation applications “turned down”
299 of the 455 applications made by homeowners living in the shadow of HS2's first stage have been rejected, according to reports today
Office Politics: Most of central London exempt from new permitted development rights
Areas in seventeen local authorities - including vast swathes of central London - have been exempted from new rights that make it easier to convert offices into resi, due to "exceptional economic circumstances"
Boles has grand designs on more self-building
The Planning Minister has challenged local councils to step-up to help boost housebuilding by finding land for local self-builders to build their "Grand Design
Landed Families: The Ackers of Great Moreton Hall
Delving deep into the history of one of Cheshire's grandest private estates, Nicholas Kingsley shares more of his enthralling research into Britain's great landowning families..