On the move….
After 14 years in our office in Vauxhall, we’re on the move to a new office … in Vauxhall. From Monday 26 June, we’ll be in our new office just …
Alok Sharma is new Housing and Planning Minister and Greg Hands is new Minister for London
Theresa May’s appointment of Alok Sharma as the new housing and planning minister is something of a surprise: the role normally goes to someone who has served as a councillor …
Who will be our new leaders?
With the general election results announced tomorrow, we’d thought we’d look at the runners and riders for the next Ministers at the DCLG. A Conservative Victory Most pollsters and psephologists …
Manifestos for housing growth?
Conservatives In ‘Forward, Together’, Theresa May clearly hopes she has the manifesto with something for everyone. In looking at planning and development, she seems to think that her predecessor had …
Local Councils website up to date
Our local council website http://localcouncils.co.uk/ is up to date following the local elections. Unlike other sites, we update it weekly, to take defections and byelections into account.
A very political week
9.30am Friday 5 May You may think that the political story of the week is Diane Abbott’s maths, Juncker’s dinner fall-out, or Theresa May’s (undiplomatic) speech outside No 10, but …
Approved
In the last few months, we’ve had approvals in Barnet, Elmbridge, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lambeth, Newham, Richmond-upon-Thames, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Welwyn Hatfield. Last week, we had …
As the General Election begins…
As the general election begins, MD Richard Patient shares some thoughts about the next eight weeks.
PR Moment awards
We’ve been chosen as finalists for the PR Moment awards for our scheme with Galliard Homes’ AFC Wimbledon project. The award is for best practice in stakeholder engagement. Here’s hoping …
Housing White Paper
When I met Sajid Javid last night, he was relaxed in anticipation of his big day today. The linking theme in the White Paper is Britain’s low rate of housebuilding, …