Blog

A raft of planning announcements have been released in a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning. This...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delivered a clear message that pricing transparency is no longer a ‘nice to have’: it is...

In May 2025, the Government launched a consultation on the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield...

From Clarkson’s Farm to national politics, planning committees have recently been at the heart of controversy, and the Government’s...

The Assets of Community Value (ACV) regime, introduced by the Localism Act 2011, aimed to give communities a meaningful chance to...

Legislative change is fast approaching for both Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and electrical safety obligations...

The requirement for all employers to keep records of annual leave for six years will come into force on 6 April 2026. It’s not an...

After almost a decade, on 17 March 2026, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) released the long‑awaited 4th edition of the...

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has confirmed the revised employee contribution bands that will apply from 1 April 2026. These...

To seize the opportunities local government reorganisation presents, councils need to be intentional about how they ‘end’. Imagine being...

These are interesting times for government social policy. The advent of Pride in Place has meant a renewed focus on intensive...

Whilst preparing for the introduction of the Pride in Place Programme (PIPP), local authorities and all those involved must take the...