Posts from January 2017
Nicola Gooch
RTPI Publishes Practice Note on Planning For Dementia Friendly Developments
Yesterday, the RTPI published its first practice note on "Dementia and Town Planning". The practice note is only 16 pages long and I...
31/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Property Fraud - Protect yourself
Lessons can be gleaned from a recent high profile case on property fraud. Landlords (both residential and commercial) should heed the...
27/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
To buy or not to buy (but can I afford it?)
An interesting article from The Telegraph has picked up that it can take the average first time buyer 10 years to save for a deposit to...
26/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
(un)affordable Housing Crisis - 2017
A recent International Housing Affordability Survey (2017) has highlighted some of the most expensive places to live in the world by...
26/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Too Hot to Handle - The EU's Energy Directive
The European Commission’s guidance on the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive (which requires heat meters or heat cost...
26/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell helps secure major North Street Quarter mixed-use development in Lewes, East Sussex
The South Downs National Park Authority granted planning permission for a major 416-home mixed-use scheme which will not only provide 40...
23/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Un-lock garage sites to solve housing crisis?
Specialist crowdfunders Property Partner have used a number of FOI requests to establish how many under-used and under-maintained lock up...
20/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Midlands Engine goes 'Brum'
Interesting news from the Birmingham Mail, picked up by Bisnow.com, reveals that Birmingham tops the list for the most new company...
18/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
First Time Buyers on the increase
Encouraging figures released by Halifax (and reported without paywall by Mortgagestrategy.co.uk) show a continued recovery in the number...
14/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
Snow limit to the perks on offer...
Whilst waiting for the housing white paper it is always worth observing what perks the luxury developers are offering at their prime...
11/01/17
Irwin Mitchell
"I do, therefore I spend" - Visa report on consumer spending
Take from it what you will, (and read it in parallel with the report on the massive amount of unsecured debt in the UK), but surely one...
10/01/17
Nicola Gooch
Planning Permission In Principle is on its way: Draft Regulations laid before Parliament
It looks as if at least one of the more radical reforms in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 is due to come into effect in the not too...
10/01/17
Nicola Gooch
Ministers pave the way for the Housing White Paper by pre-announcing its content
As a wise man* once said there appears to be a pattern associated with major government policy announcements. First there is a week or...
06/01/17
Nicola Gooch
DCLG's New Year's Resolution: Build More (Starter) Homes
It is the first working day of 2017 and already we have two announcements from DCLG - both of which are centred on delivering housing....
03/01/17