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The Government recently consulted upon a revised approach to local plans. Throughout the consultation document, frequent use is made of the...
30 December 2023
From: Features
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...
12 August 2023
From: Features
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to close the "revolving doors" of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
More than a third of councils across England lack adequate plans to provide suitable housing for the ageing population, research claims. New...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
An agency specialising in land and planning claims that campaigners in favour of maintaining the green belt must accept that some...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...