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Closing the "viability loophole"? A return for the developer must be taken into account when setting local plans
The Government is recommending that viability is assessed in detail by the local authority at the stage of setting its development plan and allocating …
The road to MIPIM - podcast interview with HSF partner Matthew White
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QdXbc9WRag?rel=0&showinfo=0] Matthew White, partner and head of the UK planning team in the London …
A five step guide to calculating the level of affordable housing the Mayor considers viable
In this blog post, we explain in simple terms how a developer is now expected to set the level of affordable housing which the Mayor of London deems …
Silence is Consent: Developers must pay attention to draft pre-commencement conditions
Developers beware – if you don't agree with a pre-commencement condition in draft, you could have to express your disagreement in writing within 10 …
"Women Leading Real Estate" – change is afoot
Herbert Smith Freehills was out in force at a fantastic, thought provoking breakfast event yesterday at the Hilton, Park Lane organised by Bisnow and …
Will land values fall if future planning permission is ignored?
What if land values fell because the value attached to future potential planning permission was disregarded? This is what the Labour party is proposing, …
New Trusts Registration Service and the UK Real Estate Sector
For any real estate developers with trusts in their holding structures, there are new regulations in force that make it a requirement for trustees to …
LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS - BEWARE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Are you a landlord or developer of property which includes residential flats? Are you going to dispose of your interest in that property? If …
Reasons to be cheerful
It is good practice for a local planning authority to give reasons for the grant of planning permission. Failure to give adequate reasons may be serious …
Supreme Court ruling on negligent property valuations: Tiuta International v De Villiers Surveyors [2017] UKSC 77
The Supreme Court judgement in the case of Tiuta International v De Villiers Surveyors was handed down at the end of last month. The case involves …
What developers and planners need to know about autonomous vehicles
Developers and planners need to start preparing now for the future impacts of autonomous vehicles, Matthew White suggests in his article for Planning …
Affordable Housing: Back to Basics
This post has been superseded by a new post assessing affordable housing under the revised National Planning Policy Framework …
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