Piers Wehner
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Average house price to top £300,000 by 2020
The average house will cost over £300,000 by 2020, according to research published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) today.
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Supermarket giants want planning fee increases ring-fenced
Supermarket giants Sainsburys and Tesco want new increases in planning fees to be ring-fenced for improvements to the system. Sainsburys property director Ian Coull said: “Development control is underfunded by…
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Bradman’s ‘non-negotiable offer’ sparked Elephant collapse
Godfrey Bradmans £1.5bn plans to regenerate Elephant & Castle collapsed after he gambled on the council accepting “a non-negotiable final offer” for profit share.
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Budget 2002: Industry backs plans to abolish stamp duty in deprived areas
The property industry has welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown’s Budget commitment to abolish stamp duty on commercial property in deprived areas. Andrew Gulliford, deputy senior partner of Cushman & Wakefield Healey…
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Consortium unveils Newcastle east end regeneration plans
Plans have been unveiled for the £80m regeneration of an historic riverside area in Newcastle’s east end. The Ouseburn Development Partnership, a consortium comprising Miller Homes, Bellway, Centreland and architects…
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Business group demands £100bn to defend London’s status
London First has warned the government that the capital needs £100bn to maintain its status as a world city. The business lobby group said that, in order to compete with…
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Livingstone backs Countryside’s Colliers Wood scheme
London mayor Ken Livingstone has given the go-ahead for Countryside’s £80m mixed-use scheme in Colliers Wood, south London, after securing a £3.7m commuted payment for affordable housing.
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Tories probe Labour property ties after Levy payment
The Conservatives are demanding to know how many Labour ministers and MPs have links with property companies. Several parliamentary questions about Westfield’s £100,000 payment to Lord Levy (pictured) have been…
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Developers keen to replace SLR in Elephant & Castle
Several developers have expressed an interest in replacing Southwark Land Regeneration (SLR) as Southwark council’s Elephant & Castle development partner. On Tuesday, Southwark council voted to terminate SLR’s role as…
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FoE lashes planning green paper
Environmental lobbyists have attacked the government’s planning proposals at a House of Commons committee inquiry into the planning green paper. Friends of the Earth (FoE) this morning accused the government…
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Southwark council tramples on SLR’s Elephant plans
Southwark council last night ended its relationship with Southwark Land Regeneration (SLR), its partner in the Elephant & Castle redevelopment. SLR and the council have repeatedly failed to agree on…
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Southwark council picks Bermondsey Spa team
Southwark council has selected its development team for the regeneration of Bermondsey Spa. Kennedy Haywards will be architect while its parent company, Erinaceous Group, will act as joint developer with…