1/9/2026 9:21:34 AM Pride in Place: governance, responsibilities and boundaries. This guidance is not to be missed By Sarah Patrice For those who might have missed it in the run up to Christmas, MHCLG have produced, in addition to the prospectus, further guidance in...
1/6/2026 1:17:42 PM Happy new neighbourhoods? By David Alcock With the turn of the year, thoughts in those areas selected by the Government for the new ‘Pride in Place’ programme will be turning in...
8/14/2025 8:49:45 AM Entertaining new ownership... By David Alcock It was great to read this week of the Entertainer (incidentally, the shop where my middle son always bought his Star Wars toys) moving...
6/12/2025 9:09:20 AM Spending Review and the social economy By David Alcock What the 2025 Spending Review means for social businesses: Five key takeaways The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets out long-term...
6/11/2025 2:31:15 PM 25 'trailblazer neighbourhoods' to receive up to £ 20 million, announced in the Spending Review By Sarah Patrice The Government has today announced that 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ will receive up to £20 million over the next decade. This is hot...
5/27/2025 10:22:44 AM The sun was shining in Leeds for UKREiiF 2025 By Stuart Evans The sun was shining in Leeds for UKREiiF 2025, and with the brightening of the weather came the brightening of our optimism and...
5/19/2025 11:54:20 AM Unlocking a home for everyone - UKREiiF Unpacked By Mark Cook It is hard to believe that it will be a year since, amid all the rain, UKREiiF 2024 was hit by the announcement of a General Election....
4/7/2025 11:33:02 AM £20m coming to a community near you? How are we going to learn from previous programmes? By Sarah Patrice The Government announced the new Plan for Neighbourhoods £1.5bn funding pot, last month, which I'm sure will be very welcome news for the...
1/20/2025 2:35:43 PM Law Commission launches consultation on simplifying compulsory purchase law By Michael Clohessy The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation on their proposal to reform the law around compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) with...
6/17/2024 3:55:01 PM Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: Compulsory purchase reforms By Emma Lloyd Stuart Evans On 1 March 2024, the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities wrote to chief planning officers in Homes England and all CEOs of...
6/4/2024 11:50:54 AM Conditional contracts: Can a council as landowner (LPA) enter into a s106 agreement with itself, in its capacity as LPA? By Isham Souffi In some instances, a developer may wish to make a contract conditional on completion of a s106 agreement whereby the council is also the...
5/17/2024 8:58:26 AM Procuring regeneration projects under the Procurement Act 2023: playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the same order! By Mark Cook Local authorities and housing associations are at the centre of many land-based projects, whether this is for small-scale developments,...