Westminster Council defends ‘gifting’ policy

Westminster lays out tough new affordable housing regime and reacts to 'global demand for super-size properties' by proposing a 150 square metre cap as part of its ambitious 20-year strategy

"Urban areas have been creating flood risk," writes Lee Bosher. "And this is largely due to the government’s focus on making land – low cost, flood prone land – available for development."

Council's relationships with developers under scrutiny as top brass accused of accepting a 'ludicrous' amount of hospitality...