The second part of the Help to Buy scheme was due to start in January 2014 but the government has announced that the government-backed mortgage scheme will be launched next week, three months earlier than planned.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-availa…
Figures released in HBF?s latest Housing Pipeline report reveal a 49% year-on-year increase in the number of planning approvals for new homes in England in the second quarter of 2013.
http://www.hbf.co.uk/media-centre/news/view/housing-planning-permissions…
The government has launched a consultation which includes proposals to convert shops and agricultural space into new homes.
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/MP-calls-legislation-turbine-appeals/story-…
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-planning-rules-will-breathe-life-…
We highlight the key points relating to liability for CIL and some particular provisions of the CIL regulations and the DCLG Consultation published in April 2013 which are relevant to landowners, developers and promoters of land for residential development.
http://www.michelmores.com/residential-development-community-infrastruct…
Two key provisions of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 are welcomed by developers, as they limit the extent to which a town or village green application can be used as a tactic to delay or prevent development.
http://www.michelmores.com/growth-and-infrastructure-act-2013-town-and-v…
Promotion agreements have become more common over recent years. We look at why security in favour of the promoter should be considered in a promotion agreement, and some of the ways in which this can be achieved
http://www.michelmores.com/residential-development-promotion-agreements-…
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for ‘Property Law Firm of the Year’ at the Insider South West Property Awards, taking place on 17 October 2013.
