Pennycook orders Basildon to publish its first new local plan in 27 years
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has ordered Basildon Borough Council to advance its local plan, which it has failed to update or change in 27 years. In a sent letter to…
Stonewater appoints Accent’s Spark as CFO
Housing provider Stonewater has appointed Kirsty Spark as its chief financial officer (CFO). She will join the firm’s chief officer group on 24 November. Kirsty Spark Spark currently serves as…
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre redevelopment approved
Planning approval has been granted for the redevelopment of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in south London. A CGI of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre redevelopment Originally opened…
Berkeley bags 575-home London development site
Berkeley has agreed a land deal with Places for London, Transport for London's (TfL's) property company, to take ownership of a 575-home development site in its Royal Arsenal Riverside scheme…
Council approves regeneration of Fareham Shopping Centre
Fareham Borough Council has approved the next phase of a major redevelopment at Fareham Shopping Centre in Hampshire, which it owns. CGI of plans: Fareham Shopping Centre The programme of…
Arada forward sells affordable homes in Camden to Clarion
Arada London, part of UAE developer Arada, has agreed to forward sell 136 affordable homes being developed in Camden, north London, to housing association Clarion Housing Group, which will make…
Church Commissioners submits 1,607-home Cambridgeshire plans
The Church Commissioners for England (CCE) has submitted plans for the final 1,607-home phase of its East Cambridgeshire community. The CCE’s Ely Masterplan, East Cambridgeshire The project, which expands the…
Rayner rules out rent controls, but sticks with ‘really difficult’ 1.5m homes target
Returning housing secretary Angela Rayner has confirmed that the new government is not looking to introduce rent controls, but has vowed to hit Labour's ambitious 1.5 million homes target in…
HMRC files winding-up petition against Avison Young
HMRC has filed a winding-up petition against commercial real estate adviser Avison Young in response to an unpaid tax bill. The action has been launched against several group companies, including…
Hogg appointed chair of the UK Innovation Corridor
The UK Innovation Corridor, a sci-tech region stretching from London to Cambridge, has appointed Peter Hogg to succeed Jackie Sadek as chair at the end of her three-year term in…