Daniel Gayne
News3,000-home Birmingham scheme step closer due to £173m grant funding allocation
Smithfield will see 3,000 homes delivered by Lendlease and Crown Estate
NewsCourt backs leaseholders and government in key cases on Building Safety Act retrospectivity
Build-to-rent developer Get Living told to reimburse millions in one of two judgements issued by Court of Appeal
NewsSouthwark council approves 27-storey tower with student and affordable components
Scheme features 477 student rooms and 79 affordable homes
NewsStronger sanctions and changes in law required to prevent Grenfell-style corporate failures, says think tank
Common Wealth advocates fines of up to 10% of global turnover for offending firms
NewsGreen light for long-stalled 24-storey residential tower in London after developer revisions
Swiss Cottage scheme had previous 2016 consent which was never completed
NewsBarratt Supreme Court ruling gives developers ‘clear path’ to recover remediation costs from contractor
Judgement in favour of housebuilding giant over dispute with AECOM-owned engineer will encourage proactive approach to fixing safety defects, say lawyers
NewsGreen light for more than 1,000 homes in revised scheme by modular developer
Tide has increased both coliving and affordable components of the proposals
NewsLandsec to fund housing development drive with £2bn office sell-off
Real estate giant has three schemes in the pipeline to deliver 6,000 homes
NewsRevenue and pre-tax profit up at Grainger
UK’s largest listed residential landlord has BTR pipeline worth £1.3bn
NewsMuse and Manchester council consult on £500m plan to regenerate Manchester suburb
Up to 2,000 homes could be delivered in Wythenshawe around revitalised civic centre
NewsReeves announces £600m investment in skills training for construction
Funding boost welcomed by the CIH, G15 and Barratt Redrow
NewsWider reform to combined authority governance needed to make most of new planning powers, warns IfG
Insitute for Government sets out recommendations after publication of Planning and Infrastructure Bill
NewsSeven firms could be disbarred from taxpayer contracts over Grenfell failings
Government to launch investigations into companies as part of response to last year’s report into disaster
NewsFire chiefs say it could take 24 years to identify unsafe buildings over 11m
NFCC calls for coordinated government strategy to address barriers
NewsHouse prices up 4.7% on the year in December
Stamp duty changes expected to lead to a jump in transaction at start of 2025
In FocusUpdated National Planning Policy Framework explained
The government’s proposed changes to national planning policy, set out yesterday, saw just a few tweaks from the draft set out in the Summer. Daniel Gayne looks at what has stayed and what has been changed
NewsBarratt Redrow, Vistry and Taylor Wimpey among 29 signatories to government’s remediation plan
Developers have committed to starting or completing work on all their buildings by end of July 2027
NewsConstruction ‘sleepwalking’ to repeat of Grenfell due to ‘culture of silence’, warns non-profit
Considerate Constructors Scheme says workers are reporting concerns over safety of materials used on new builds
NewsThree in five buildings with dangerous cladding have yet to be identified, warns watchdog
Some unsafe buildings may never be identified, National Audit Office says
NewsEuston Housing Delivery Group will ensure ‘exemplary placemaking’ around new station, says Pennycook
Housing minister confirms appointment of ex-Lendlease MD to lead expert group