Land – the mother of all monopolies on BBC Radio 4

Land – the mother of all monopolies on BBC Radio 4

If you’ve ever wondered about the basics of the land business this great episode of the BBC’s The Bottom Line with Evan Davis will give you an excellent introduction. It outlines the basic processes of the planning system and how the right planning consent...
Court agrees that small sites are exempt from Section 106 payments

Court agrees that small sites are exempt from Section 106 payments

Self builders are set to save £1,000s thanks to a recent decision on Section 106 Planning Obligations. On 11 May the Court of Appeal Civil Division reversed last year’s High Court decision to quash the exemption from s106 planning obligation payments for small sites....
Sheffield’s Chief Executive on the housing crisis

Sheffield’s Chief Executive on the housing crisis

Sheffield’s Chief Executive, John Mothersole gives an excellent and realistic outline of the challenges facing cities as the supply of housing land shrinks, forcing down new-build completions and pushing up prices for buyers and tenants alike. This will be a...
Does Vince Cable really want to put up interest rates?

Does Vince Cable really want to put up interest rates?

Once again house prices are in the news, but this time it’s because the Business Secretary Vince Cable is talking about raising interest rates to help keep them under control. Cable was speaking primarily about the overheating in the London and south-east...