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Land & Development
Housing approvals stabilise amid planning shakeup
Approvals for new homes in England and London held steady in Q3 as planning reforms progress
18 December 2025
Land & Development
Residential Development Land Index Q2 2025
Persistent planning delays and Gateway 2 bottlenecks slow delivery as soft demand and viability pressures weigh on land values
08 August 2025
Prime residential
New supply reshapes London's prime residential map
The South Bank emerges as a focal point for prime delivery amid supply disruptions elsewhere
04 July 2025
Land & Development
Pipeline under pressure
Government ambition vs market reality and developers cautiously optimistic for H2
26 June 2025
Planning
Opening the Gateway: Breaking Down Challenges in the UK Planning Landscape
This week we unpack the evolving UK planning landscape
19 May 2025
Planning
Planning progress reveals the scale of challenge ahead
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
25 April 2025
Energy & Sustainability
Meeting the Commercial Property Retrofit Challenge
Part 3: Future-proofing, Practicalities & Possibilities
28 March 2025
Planning
Will developers accelerate applications amid planning reforms and rate cuts?
Plus, housebuilding downturn masks Britain’s labour issue
11 March 2025
Rural
The top five things to do this winter
To aid landowners and farmers with their 2025 planning, 51ยายื’s Andrew Martin and Mark Topliff have developed a list of the top five tasks to tick off this winter
09 December 2024
Residential
Does a super-prime 'bat shed' lie at the heart of the UK's planning woes?
Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe
06 December 2024
Planning
Planning - NPPF, what do you need to consider?
The Labour government is shaking up the planning system. Jonathan Wish and Robert Mitchell from our Residential Developing & Planning team offer a need-to-know guide for landowners
24 September 2024
Land & Development
Labour sets out its stall on increasing housebuilding
Plus, predictions and advice across new homes, development, land and planning sectors
02 August 2024
Planning
Planning for a renewable future
The Labour Party’s manifesto set out a clear desire to decarbonise the UK’s energy infrastructure with a rapid roll-out of renewable projects; the key to this is in planning reform.
05 July 2024
Land & Development
Housebuilders back in the market for land, planning delays and gauging student sentiment
Residential development update.
05 July 2024
Student Housing
What does the journey to a million mean for UK student accommodation?
In this essay we unpick some of the accommodation-specific challenges ahead and look at what needs to be considered in planning for the Journey to a Million.
05 July 2024
Planning
60 Second Property Digest – robust student demand as development stalls
Just 22% of PBSA pipeline in the UK is currently under construction, as rising building and finance costs as well as planning laws slow delivery.
05 July 2024
Senior Living
Planning key to accelerating seniors housing delivery
The UK population is ageing rapidly and there is an urgent need to accelerate the delivery of age-appropriate housing stock.
02 July 2024
Planning
UK residential investment: Living Sectors performing and planning reforming
Living sectors counter-cyclical demand offers shelter from the storm, whilst future of planning reform remains uncertain.
02 July 2024
Planning
What are the main parties promising for housebuilding?
With polling day in less than four weeks, we outline the main parties’ position on housing and planning
24 June 2024
New Homes
What were the key March Budget pledges for UK new homes?
There were no headline measures aimed at first time buyers, but east London secured some targeted funding for new homes and a life sciences hub, while first steps were taken towards an ‘accelerated planning service’.
07 March 2024
Planning
Housing Delivery Test 2022: Which areas are falling short?
Nearly a fifth of local planning authorities in England face having less sway over planning decisions
03 January 2024
Planning
Autumn Statement 2023: what it means for UK property market
Planning system reform, unblocking housing schemes and green energy – how will the Autumn Statement announcements impact the UK property market?
23 November 2023
New Homes
Housebuilder concerns grow over short-term outlook for UK economy
Over 40% said that the state of the UK economy and mortgage availability and costs were their biggest challenges in the second quarter
04 August 2023
Planning
Half of UK housebuilders allow over a year for detailed planning approval
Housebuilders are facing long delays to secure reserved matters, the second stage after an outline permission has been approved.
27 July 2023
New Homes
A looming supply crunch as the government focuses on urban regeneration
Plus could Living sectors offer a bright spot for development?
27 July 2023
Student Housing
Heating, cooling and running homes? English Housing Survey results
We digest the key energy takeaways from the recent English Housing Survey.
26 July 2023
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