From Adam Pike, Senior Associate Solicitor and member of the Ansons dispute resolution team. The coronavirus story is constantly changing. Now that the initial shock of the government-imposed lockdown has passed, businesses are looking towards the support offered to help... View Article

Echoing the ‘Homes fit for Heroes’ programme that welcomed soldiers back from the Western Front in World War I a century ago, a new campaign has been launched to repay the “immeasurable debt of gratitude” owed to a new generation... View Article

UK and International real estate developer and investor, Scarborough International Properties has submitted an application to Salford City Council for detailed planning consent for 189 new homes forming the third phase of its award winning 25-acre Middlewood Locks development, a... View Article

A multi-discipline team from national consultants Pegasus Group successfully submitted a major planning application for 470 new homes while working remotely from home during the current COVID-19 pandemic, on behalf of a group of landowners. The Reserved Matters application submission... View Article

Ryder Architecture has developed proposals for a new landmark residential and mixed use development on behalf of Brickland Ltd in the heart of Glasgow city centre, whilst Turley has submitted applications for planning, conservation area and listed building consents. Once... View Article

It is forecast that the prefabricated volumetric building systems market will grow by 14% between 2020 and 2024 according to the latest ‘Prefabricated Volumetric Building Systems Market Report by AMA Research. The biggest market for volumetric products is temporary accommodation... View Article

In March, the Government recently announced it is widening Permitted Development Rights (PDR) so developers can demolish empty buildings and replace them with good quality new build housing – without planning permission. Consultation on the controversial move is currently being... View Article

After opening its Shanghai studio more than 12 years ago, Danish architectural firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects realizes its first library project in China, the 31,800-square-metre Ningbo New Library. Located 200 kilometres south of Shanghai at the centre of Ningbo,... View Article

The Housing Secretary on the government’s response to COVID-19 and the plan to safely restart, reopen and renew the housing market: “Good afternoon, As Housing Secretary, I’m going to set out our comprehensive plan to safely restart, reopen and renew... View Article

Local campaigners for affordable housing are celebrating as the GLA signed a funding agreement with London Community Land Trust for over £2m. The agreement will help facilitate the development of up to 40 genuinely and permanently affordable homes on Cable... View Article

New images and details of a landmark development of 148 flats, office space and a café planned for Newtown Road in Hove have been unveiled by Yelo Architects. The plan was approved by Brighton and Hove City Council’s first virtual... View Article

This project sits in the Aldersbrook Conservation Area in Wanstead, Redbridge, East London and faces one of our previous projects directly opposite. In this instance we have been asked to take over from another architect. The initial aim was to... View Article

The Government must back local builders by bringing forward policies that support their recovery, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). This is in response to ONS data, published today, showing that construction output dropped by 5.9% in March... View Article

Responding to new government guidance published today to help restart the housing market, Cllr David Renard, Housing spokesman for the Local Government Association, said: “It is good that government has brought forward measures to ensure that planning departments can continue... View Article