Build, baby, build: In ‘world-leading’ Wimbledon and beyond July 10, 2024 What should be a simple planning approval for an expansion onto a neighbouring golf club in Wimbledon has been endless planning disputes.
House prices nudge up in “subdued” property market July 1, 2024 House prices rose just 0.2 per cent between May and June this year, as activity in the market remained "fairly subdued".
The next government must unashamedly champion London June 25, 2024 London’s productivity has flatlined since the financial crisis and the entire economy is suffering as a result. Changes to planning and tax raising powers could help change this, says Paul Swinney To get the UK out of its economic coma, the next government will need to shake the capital awake. As is well known, London’s [...]
Major data centre greenlit for London’s Royal Docks June 20, 2024 It has been designed to support large AI applications, meeting the power and cooling demands of rising AI workloads.
Even MI6 have issues with the planning system: the story behind the former spy school being converted into flats June 20, 2024 A Pimlico building is to be converted into flats. But this wasn't any transaction - the stucco offices have a remarkable backstory involving spies, council planning committees and the King
Housebuilding targets ‘extremely challenging’ without extra funding, think tank warns June 19, 2024 Neither party has committed any extra funding to boost housebuilding numbers, which will make it difficult to reach the target.
Build, Baby, Build: Why this election will change the politics of housing June 19, 2024 There’s good reasons to be optimistic that the next government will finally get a grip on the housing crisis. First, all parties have made manifesto commitments on building targets. Second, Labour voters are much more positively disposed to development, argues Shreya Nanda The housing crisis is a key issue facing the country at this election. [...]
Build, Baby, Build: The rental market and the rise of the DFL (that’s down from London) June 19, 2024 A rental market that drains bank balances and instils constant dread of eviction is driving people away from London. The capital can’t survive unless it can sustain its young workers, says Morgan Jones I lived in London for the best part of a decade, and for most of that time assumed that I probably always [...]
Build, Baby, Build: Why stamp duty is Britain’s worst tax June 18, 2024 Stamp duty isn’t just unpopular, it’s gumming up the housing market and leaving people stuck in properties totally unsuitable for their needs. The next government must raise the threshold or ditch it altogether, says Emma Revell The housing crisis is, at its heart, about supply. For decades, we simply have not built enough homes to [...]
Build, Baby, Build: The private sector alone won’t fix the housing crisis June 18, 2024 The private sector has never delivered the 300,000 homes a year the government says we need; local authorities must be part of the solution, say Gideon Salutin and Niamh O Regan All the major parties are promising more homes at this election. Labour has promised 300,000 a year for England, while the Conservatives have pledged [...]