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Real Estate EP5: The future of planning - Matthew White and Ghislaine Halpenny in conversation
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Affordable housing viability calculations: Herbert Smith Freehills workshops on Mayor's new guidance
Herbert Smith Freehills are running workshops for property developers on housing and viability, with a focus on London and interpreting the Mayor's …
Review of unviable affordable housing obligations to cease on 30 April 2016
Author: Matthew White, Partner and Head of Planning, London Developers with planning permission for residential development can currently apply to …
Planning Update: office to residential conversion rights made permanent, Mayor's advice to local authorities on avoiding these rights, Mayor's viability disclosure requirements, and CIL and mezzanine floors
Authors: Matthew White, Partner and Head of Planning, and Lucy Morton, Professional Support Lawyer, Planning, London Today's post is a planning update, …
How to solve a housing crisis: commercial viability, land value and affordable housing
Author: Martyn Jarvis, Associate, Planning, Real Estate, London The UK is facing a housing crisis, most pronounced in London, and this is set to be a …