07th May 2008
Right Wing Think Tank produces a report on the need to reform the UK land planning system, writes Alex Way.
The Policy Exchange, which describes itself as occupying a ‘centre-right’ position on the political spectrum, (some might say it is more ri...
06th May 2008
The Government’s plans to focus residential development on Brownfield UK land is fraught with challenges, writes Alex Way.
The Government’s much vaunted commitment to delivering 3 million new homes on UK land by 2021 is considered unrealistic in so...
02nd May 2008
Concerns for the environment coupled with the housing shortage have witnessed a radical approach to UK land use planning, but plans for up to ten 'eco-towns' by 2020 are not universally popular, writes Alex Way.In 2007 the Government set-out its...
30th April 2008
Buying land for land investment purposes has permeated the national consciousness, but owning English land remains a privilege, writes Alex Way.
There can be little doubt that the rate of residential property development on UK land is set to rise mar...
29th April 2008
Land use planning in the UK looks set to be hotly debated as the Government faces a stark reality painted by surveyors trade body, writes Alex Way.Whether or not you agree with the proposition that professional trade bodies exist to serve, rathe...
01st April 2008
It will come as no surprise to those investing in land that achieving planning permission on a UK land site is where lies the most lucrative investment land returns, but there are other ways to make money from a land investment, writes Alex Way.
Where ...
29th February 2008
In July 2005, London en masse celebrated winning the right to host the 2012 Olympics. Since then, the hosting of the games has been much discussed: this article is concerned not with the wider issues but with the ODA’s need to buy land to deliver the in...
25th February 2008
In July 2005, London en masse celebrated winning the right to host the 2012 Olympics. Since then, the hosting of the games has been much discussed: this article is concerned not with the wider issues but with the ODA’s need to buy land to deliver the in...
25th February 2008
Mark Twain’s oft heard adage – ‘buy land, they’re not making it anymore’ has been indirectly taken to heart by investors in the UK scouring the markets for the best investment. That is to say that in relation to the boom in the buy-to-let proper...
