Nicola Gooch

Brandon Lewis "still very focussed" on delivering exemptions for small sites

This may not be the Planning Minister's first statement in response to Mr Justice Holgate's decision, last July, to quash the policy...

05/10/15

Irwin Mitchell

Most Housing Associations will accept extension of right to buy

Following a ballot last week, 86% of members of the National Housing Federation (the representative body for housing associations) have...

05/10/15

Nicola Gooch

Osborne announces National Infrastructure Commission ... to be led by a Labour peer!

It isn't often that the party conference season produces a genuine surprise for those in the property industry, but the appointment of...

05/10/15

Nicola Gooch

Secretary of State endorses a pragmatic approach to s.106 Pooling Restrictions

In an appeal decision issued last week, the Secretary of State provided some much needed guidance on how to approach the pooling...

02/10/15

Nicola Gooch

Housing Crisis takes centre stage at Labour Conference

With the Conservative Government's controversial proposals to extend the Right to Buy to Housing Association properties dominating the...

01/10/15