10/11/2019 1:31:15 PM Is the real estate party really over? By Howard Kennedy As the delegates arrived at EXPO Real in Munich Messe first thing in the morning on 7 October 2019, they were greeted with a free copy of...
9/3/2019 12:00:00 AM Co-Living - a regulatory stepping stone between hotels and private rented accommodation By Howard Kennedy The Guardian, being The Guardian, has published an soul-searching article exploring the social and sociological aspects of co-living....
7/18/2019 9:06:05 AM Are "Green Loans" the future of development funding? By Howard Kennedy Today , I read a really interesting article on Bisnow about the increase in "green loans", which offer a discount on funding costs if the...
5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM Release of the Interim Report of the Raynsford Review of Planning in England By Howard Kennedy Today, Nick Raynsford, president of the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and housing minister from 1997 to 2001, presented...
5/15/2018 12:00:00 AM Silvertown Tunnel Project By Howard Kennedy On 10 May 2018, the Secretary of State for Transport approved a development consent order (DCO) for the Silvertown Tunnel project, which...
11/8/2017 12:00:00 AM Transparency of ownership of property has started..... By Howard Kennedy Yesterday, HM Land Registry announced that the public will now have access to the property ownership of any company or corporate body...
10/27/2017 12:00:00 AM What long-term impact will Brexit have on property? By Howard Kennedy As we all attempt to answer the question on everyone's lips in the real estate world this is an interesting read in FTAdviser - a good...
7/26/2017 12:00:00 AM Government to end unfair leasehold practices By Howard Kennedy Currently, leases on newly built homes sometimes include dramatic increases in ground rent over the term and also high management charges...
6/16/2017 12:00:00 AM The Court of Appeal and the lawfulness of CLOPUDs By Antonia Frangakis On 12th June 2017 the Court of Appeal in Government of the Republic of France v. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] EWCA Civ...
6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM Election 2017: What does the election outcome mean for planning? By Howard Kennedy The result of the 2017 Election has left the Conservatives as the largest party, but short of the seats required to form a majority...
6/4/2017 12:00:00 AM Supreme Court's Ruling on Paragraph 49 of the NPPF - Clarity at last? By Howard Kennedy On 10 May 2017, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the joined appeals of Suffolk District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd and...
5/30/2017 12:00:00 AM The Bridge that divided so many By Antonia Frangakis Planning permission for the Thames Garden Bridge expires in December, and while Sadiq Khan does not have the authority to scrap the...