Piers Wehner
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Government rejects calls for lease duty reforms delay
The government has rejected calls from the industry to delay its changes to lease duty. An amendment to defer the introduction of the stamp duty reform until next year was…
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Major London bodies lobby PM for Crossrail
A group of leading businesses and public bodies hase publicly called on the prime minister to make an immediate decision on Crossrail.
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English Partnerships appoints trio of directors
English Partnerships (EP) has appointed three directors to push through the government’s Communities Plan. The government’s regeneration agency has appointed Duncan Innes as regional director for all EP projects in…
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Cabinet committee quashes Thames Gateway land tax plans
Landlords will not face a tax on any increase in land values from the comprehensive regeneration of the Thames Gateway. A report by the Cabinet Misc22 committee on how to…
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Prescott backs down on land tax
Latest Thames Gateway document will not include ODPM’s controversial land tax proposals. Landlords will not face a tax on any increase in land values from the comprehensive regeneration of the…
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Starting gun fired on Essex racecourse
The UK’s first new racecourse for 75 years has been given the go-ahead by the British Horseracing Board (BHB). Great Leighs racecourse (pictured), near Chelmsford in Essex, will seat 8,000…
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Mike Slade’s yacht wins Observer Trophy
Mike Slade’s 90 ft schooner, Leopard of London (pictured), which last year narrowly escaped a trip to Davy Jones’s Locker, has made an impressive return to the racing circuit.
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BT drops DLR Woolwich extension objections
Telecoms giant BT has dropped objections to a Docklands Light Railway extension from North Woolwich to Woolwich Arsenal. The decision will allow Transport for London to push ahead with plans…
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Tories slate govt for ‘losing grip’ on planning reform
The government has been accused of “losing grip” on its proposed planning reforms after Keith Hill was this week made the fourth planning minister in just over two years.
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David Lewis plans £150m Euston office
Developer David Lewis returned to the property stage this week with a plan for a £150m West End office. Lewis has re-emerged from several years of semi-retirement to win a…
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Heavyweight strides back into development arena
David Lewis comes out of retirement to take on major Euston scheme. Developer David Lewis returned to the property stage this week with a plan for a £150m West End…
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Tories attack planning minister’s exit
RICS warns that leadership changes could stall reforms as Jeff Rooker moves on in Cabinet reshuffle. The government has been accused of “losing grip” on its proposed planning reforms after…