West London development behind schedule
19th April 2012
The developer behind one of the UK’s biggest housing and community projects has admitted to falling behind its targets, according to official report...
HS2 survey payments for landowners
03rd February 2012
A deal has been struck that will see people who own land on the proposed HS2 route offered cash to allow inspections to be carried out. The agreement ...
Shapps to identify land for 100,000 homes
02nd February 2012
The Government is working with organisations including the BBC and Royal Mail to identify additional unused sites that could be earmarked for housebui...
Shared social housing scheme in London
13th January 2012
London-based workers will soon be able to rent sub-market accommodation in the capital as part of a new council scheme, it has been revealed. Westmi...
Energy Secretary unveils green deal
09th December 2010
The Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has announced a bid to make people’s homes greener and create thousands of jobs. The green deal will allow hou...
Service Charges – Was City Heights wrongly decided?
28th October 2010
Leaseholders of a residential development in Nottingham known as City Height, and Solitaire Property Management Limited (“Solitaire”) appl...
No cash for Chelsea Barracks group
25th June 2010
Property developer Christian Candy will not receive any money after a High Court judge ruled on his multimillion-pound claim over the Chelsea Barracks...
Plans ‘axed to promote racial mix’
23rd June 2010
Judges at the Court of Appeal have rejected a planning application in north London that would have seen the demolition of homes and an indoor market b...
Hammerson snaps up Leadenhall Court
11th June 2010
London office building Leadenhall Court has been purchased by property company Hammerson in a deal worth £65 million. Located on the corner of Gracec...
Law change plan to stop ‘garden grabbing’
09th June 2010
Councils are to get new powers to stop developers “garden grabbing” and building houses on green space. Local authorities have struggled t...
