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Affordability, viability and clarity – the impact of valuation on supply of affordable housing
Viability is at the heart of the extent to which private developers can be expected to bridge the gap between demand for and supply of affordable …
Affordable Housing Back to Basics: What do the new NPPF and Draft London Plan modifications mean for affordable housing?
This blog post explores how the meaning of affordable housing has evolved following the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework …
Revised National Planning Policy Framework—will it fix the housing market?
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Planning on 9 August 2018. Will the government’s new planning rulebook deliver on its promises? Robert …
Impact of revised National Planning Policy Framework
The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 24 July 2018. This post considers what difference it will make – in terms of the …
Real Estate Podcast EP2: Highways – dedication, adoption, maintenance and stopping up
In this podcast, Herbert Smith Freehills associate Martyn Jarvis explains the difference between dedication and adoption of a highway, what a duty …
EGi: What's so unlawful about London's affordable housing policy?
The High Court has declared a key policy in the mayor of London’s planning guidance on affordable housing ‘unlawful’ – but what does that mean in …
Observations from MIPIM: The Public Dented Sector
Now that the annual decant to Cannes has drawn to a close, I am left wondering how to judge the mood of this year's MIPIM – the world’s biggest property …
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 …
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, …
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