Piers Wehner

GPE wraps up its restructuring. Two more asset managers are joining Great Portland Estates, completing a restructuring started by chief executive Toby Courtauld a year ago.

DfT warns that London link is “not a done deal”. The government is set to give the £10bn London Crossrail link the go-ahead within the month, London Mayor Ken Livingstone…

The number of houses built in the South East could plummet because of government plans to allow councils to retain business rates created by new developments, experts warn.

The government is set to give the £10bn London Crossrail link the go-ahead within the month, London Mayor Ken Livingstone said on Wednesday.

CABE has published a plan to ensure that the government’s proposed Business Planning Zones (BPZs) do not become “No Planning Zones”.

CABE is to expand its remit to encompass industrial buildings and business parks as well as town centre offices and large residential schemes.

CABE and English Heritage (EH) have dropped the “viability” clause in their latest guidance notes for local councils dealing with tall buildings applications.

Over 13,000 delegates from 61 countries have decended on Cannes in the south of France this week for Mipim 2003. Although the numbers are down on last year, when the…

Local authorities will be encouraged to approve development after the government announced this week that they could keep the extra business rates.

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has made a firm commitment to his controversial affordable housing targets. In a letter to Estates Gazette (p62), Livingstone says Tory mayoral candidate Steve Norris is…

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has made a firm commitment to his controversial affordable housing targets. In a letter to Estates Gazette (p62), Livingstone says Tory mayoral candidate Steve Norris is…

The government has announced that local authorities will be allowed to keep money raised by business rates on new developments. It is hoped that the “growth incentive”, as the government…