Give Land Promoters A Break

Give Land Promoters A Break

When it comes to public perceptions it seems that housebuilders sit close to the bottom alongside land promoters, bankers and energy companies. Such negative views of land promoters are generally misplaced and therefore it was great to see Paul Campbell of Richborough...
Theresa May And Making Housing Fairer

Theresa May And Making Housing Fairer

On the 5th March 2018 the Prime Minister set out how she plans to make housing fairer: On my first day as Prime Minister, I spoke on the steps of Downing Street about my desire to make this a country that works for everyone. A country where, regardless of where you...
Select Committee Inquiry into Land Value Capture

Select Committee Inquiry into Land Value Capture

On the 19th October 2017 the Committee announced the launch of a new Inquiry. Scope of the inquiry: The Communities and Local Government Committee (CLG) Committee is to examine the effectiveness of current land value capture methods and the need for new ways of...
New Money To Build Homes Stalled By Planning?

New Money To Build Homes Stalled By Planning?

New funding to help speed up planning decisions and help deliver, quality new homes was announced by Housing Minister Dominic Raab on the 24th February 2018. The first wave of the Planning Delivery Fund, totalling £15.8 million, has been awarded to enable councils to...