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Developers asked to tell the Government what regulatory burdens they want removed

19 January 2012 | David Marsden

In the latest instalment of the Government’s ‘red-tape challenge’ (further details are here), developers have been asked to suggest which regulations in the housing and construction sector should...

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Government publishes further details about its Build Now, Pay Later housebuilding scheme

23 December 2011 | David Marsden

The Government has this week published a note containing further details of its new 'Build Now, Pay Later' scheme. Click here to read it. The note provides an overview of what Build Now, Pay Later is,...

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New home approvals down… and now MPs challenge Government’s planning reforms

22 December 2011 | David Marsden

New figures published by the House Builders Federation’s (HBF) reveal that there were only 32,928 approvals for new homes in Britain in the third quarter of 2011 - a 10 per cent fall on the same period...

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The Localism Bill has received Royal Assent

16 November 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

The Localism Bill, which the Government has called “the biggest transfer of power in a generation, releasing councils and communities from the grip of central government”, received Royal Assent late...

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Government set to release more land for housebuilding

16 November 2011 | Karin Holt

The Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday that the Government is expected to announce a big increase in the number of government-owned brownfield sites that will be made available for building new...

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Localism Bill set to receive Royal Assent

14 November 2011 | David Marsden

The Localism Bill is set to receive Royal Assent very shortly after the House of Commons accepted all the amendments made to it by the House of Lords. The Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in...

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Compensation changes to compulsory purchase orders

31 October 2011 | Madeleine Wakeley

A group of compulsory purchase experts are campaigning for the government to change the way councils work how compensation is calculated when compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are exercised. The Compulsory...

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Ding, ding! Round 6: Eric Pickles rejects Cala Homes’ planning application

5 October 2011 | David Marsden

In the latest round of the long-running legal dispute between housebuilder Cala Homes (South) and the Department for  Communities and Local Government (full details are here and here), Secretary of State...

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Are we heading for a housing crisis?

30 August 2011 | Marilyn Saunders

Well according to a number of property organisations and commentators, we could be. The National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned that over the next ten years, home ownership in the UK will fall...

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Good news for developers: ‘rights to light’ law is under review

24 August 2011 | David Marsden

The Law Commission has announced that it will review the law on rights to light. A ‘right to light’ is an easement that gives a landowner the right to receive natural light through defined apertures...

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