The housebuilding sector will see considerable change if, as intended by the previous government, changes are made to replace the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) with the Future Homes Standard (FHS). With every indication that the government intends to roll out this change, it is interesting to consider its wide-ranging impact. I […]
The publication of a substantially revised NPPF shortly before Christmas was the first in a series of major planning reforms to be introduced by the Labour government. Among the NPPF’s most significant changes was the introduction of the ‘Grey Belt’ and the ‘golden rules’ by which such land may be released for […]
The government wants to make leasehold ‘easier and cheaper’. That’s the headline. It is a virtuous message, politically useful and broadly appealing. But the reality beneath it is more complicated. The Commonhold reforms, as proposed in the recent Commonhold White Paper do not eliminate cost – they shift it. And […]
