Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The government has unveiled the locations of seven New Towns, which are expected to deliver at least 10,000 new homes each.
Reading Time: 12 minutesUK: Backlogs in asylum processing and chronic housing shortages have pushed hotels to the centre of the UK’s asylum accommodation system. With a 2029 deadline in place, the hospitality industry questions how realistic this transition is.
Reading Time: 4 minutesNovember’s Budget missed an important opportunity to unlock long term funding for new towns, says Francis Truss of Carter Jonas.
Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite the recent updates to the NPPF, the BTR sector is still being held back by obstacles in the planning system, says Andy Jones of Leaders Romans Group (LRG).
Reading Time: 4 minutesBTR has the potential to increase the quality and quantity of UK housing delivery, but planning policy is not keeping up with the sector’s evolution, says Emily Grapes of Carter Jonas.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows that construction in the BTR sector slowed during Q1 2024 due to significant planning delays.
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecent changes to permitted development rights are welcome, but with the housing crisis worsening, the flexibility of the new Class MA should be extended further, says James Doherty of Boyer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeter Horgan, managing director of developer Grayling, has called on the Irish government to relax the ban on coliving planning consents to allow empty offices to be converted into shared accommodation.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans have been submitted for a 200-bed PBSA scheme on the site of Brigade House on Kirkstall Road in Leeds.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Developer Lioncor is challenging a decision to refuse planning permission for its proposed BTR scheme on the former Terenure College playing fields in Dublin.
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